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Household of William Scott (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, England

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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.

William Scott and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1840 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Scott, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary K (born 1869 in Taunton, Somerset, England), William F (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Agnes D (born 1871 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Georgina (born 1874 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Eglantine (born 1876 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Christina (born 1879 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Duncan A (born 1860 in Scotland) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Tatworth, Somerset, England).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Catherine

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary K

Scott

Daughter
Male

William F

Scott

Son
Female

Agnes D

Scott

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Scott

Daughter
Female

Eglantine

Scott

Daughter
Female

Christina

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

Duncan A

Macanley

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Coombes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Mary K

Scott

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Taunton, Somerset, England

William F

Scott

Son

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

Agnes D

Scott

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Taunton, Somerset, England

Georgina

Scott

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Taunton, Somerset, England

Eglantine

Scott

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Taunton, Somerset, England

Christina

Scott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Taunton, Somerset, England

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Taunton, Somerset, England

Duncan A

Macanley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Sarah

Coombes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tatworth, Somerset, England

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