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Household of William Scott (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Scott, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 10 children; Robert (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1880 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Jane (born 1801 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Jessie

Scott

Wife
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Jessie

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

David

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Male

George

Scott

Son
Female

Jemima

Scott

Daughter
Female

Jane

Scott

Mother
Female

Isabella

Winton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Winton

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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