Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Walter Scott (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1836 in Crichton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Scott, born in 1836 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Margaret Laidlaw, born in 1863 in Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Walter Scott's household

Male

Walter

Scott

Head
Female

Catherine

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Catherine

Scott

Daughter
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Female

Helen

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laidlaw

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Scott

Head

Married

45

1836

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Wife

Married

45

1836

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Daughter

-

6

1875

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

2

1879

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Laidlaw

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Walter Scott in Crichton in 1881, and follow the Scott family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Walter Scott

We’ve found Walter Scott in 319 family trees. Find out more about Walter Scott's household and view the Scott family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census