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Household of William Scott (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1840 in Cargill, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lily Scott, born in 1851 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1878 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Ireland), William's Servant, David (born 1861 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Lily

Scott

Wife
Male

Peter

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Female

Catherine

Varelley

Servant
Male

David

Fenwick

Servant
Male

Robert

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

41

1840

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Lily

Scott

Wife

Married

30

1851

Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

-

0

1881

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Varelley

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

David

Fenwick

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

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