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Household of William Scott (born 1815, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1815 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspet Scott, born in 1816 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1872 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1814 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Elspet

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

66

1815

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Scott

Wife

Married

65

1816

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Boarder

-

9

1872

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Visitor

Unmarried

67

1814

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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