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Household of William Scott (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1834 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Scott, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1871 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Josephine Cavers, born in 1864 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Marion

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Henry

Scott

Son
Female

Josephine

Cavers

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

47

1834

Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Scott

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

11

1870

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Henry

Scott

Son

-

10

1871

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Josephine

Cavers

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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