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Household of William Scott (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1831 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scott, born in 1840 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1862 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1863 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1865 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Bernard (born 1867 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1871 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), John Thos (born 1873 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1877 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England) and Bruce D (born 1879 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Apprent, William Darwent, born in 1866 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Male

Fred

Scott

Son
Male

Harry

Scott

Son
Male

Bernard

Scott

Son
Male

Charles

Scott

Son
Male

John Thos

Scott

Son
Male

Edward

Scott

Son
Male

Sam

Scott

Son
Male

Bruce D

Scott

Son
Male

William

Darwent

Apprent
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

50

1831

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife

Married

41

1840

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Scott

Son

Single

18

1863

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Scott

Son

Single

16

1865

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Scott

Son

Single

14

1867

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Scott

Son

Single

10

1871

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

John Thos

Scott

Son

Single

8

1873

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Scott

Son

Single

6

1875

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Scott

Son

Single

4

1877

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Bruce D

Scott

Son

Single

2

1879

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

William

Darwent

Apprent

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

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