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Household of William Scott (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Scott, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie L (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice J (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Harriet S (born 1876 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred J (born 1878 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eliza A (born 1880 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Eliza

Scott

Wife
Female

Jessie L

Scott

Daughter
Female

Alice J

Scott

Daughter
Female

Harriet S

Scott

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Scott

Son
Female

Eliza A

Scott

Daughter
Female

Ann

Milne

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stirling

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie L

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice J

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet S

Scott

Daughter

-

5

1876

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred J

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza A

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Stirling

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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