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Household of William Scott (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Scott, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Helen

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Matilda

Scott

Daughter
Female

Helen

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Boarder
Male

John

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Scott

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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