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Household of William Scott (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Consett, Durham, England), James Matthew (born 1869 in Consett, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1872 in Consett, Durham, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1873 in Consett, Durham, England), William George (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James Robert (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Ada Harriet (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1849 in Chester Le Street, Northumberland, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1827 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), William's Lodger, Edgar (born 1842 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Henry (born 1828 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

James Matthew

Scott

Son
Male

Ralph

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Scott

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Stockley

Servant
Female

Catherine

Jickson

Wife
Male

William George

Jickson

Son
Male

James Robert

Jickson

Son
Female

Ada Harriet

Jickson

Daughter
Male

William

Waller

Boarder
Male

Edgar

Addington

Lodger
Male

Henry

Farr

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Widower

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Scott

Son

Single

16

1865

Consett, Durham, England

James Matthew

Scott

Son

Single

12

1869

Consett, Durham, England

Ralph

Scott

Son

Single

9

1872

Consett, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Scott

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Consett, Durham, England

Ellen

Stockley

Servant

Single

32

1849

Chester Le Street, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Jickson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

William George

Jickson

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

James Robert

Jickson

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ada Harriet

Jickson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Waller

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Edgar

Addington

Lodger

Married

39

1842

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Farr

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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