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Household of William Scott (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, 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 Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Scott, born in 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1868 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, George (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Helen

Scott

Wife
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Susan

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Female

Jane

McRae

Servant
Male

George

Ferguson

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

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

13

1868

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Scott

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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