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Household of William Scott (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1829 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1862 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1863 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary Tomlinson, born in 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Scott

Daughter
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Male

Richard

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Tomlinson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Widower

52

1829

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Ann

Scott

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Scott

Son

Single

18

1863

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John

Scott

Son

Single

16

1865

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Scott

Son

Single

12

1869

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Scott

Son

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Tomlinson

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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