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Household of William Scott (born 1826, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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 1826 in Cross, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Barbara (born 1806 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, Barbara (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Servant, James (born 1859 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Barbara

Scott

Sister
Female

Barbara

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Margaret

Guthrie

Servant
Male

James

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Unmarried

55

1826

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Scott

Sister

Unmarried

75

1806

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

James

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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