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Household of Walter Scott (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Walter Scott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Eliza Scott, born in 1849 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Visitor, Jane Bowie, born in 1820 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Walter Scott's household

Male

Walter

Scott

Head
Female

Eliza

Scott

Wife
Male

George

Scott

Son
Female

Eliza

Scott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Bowie

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Scott

Head

Married

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Visitor

Married

61

1820

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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