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Household of William Scott (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Scott, born in 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agness (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Bridges, born in 1857 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Jessie

Scott

Wife
Female

Agness

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Male

Richard

Scott

Son
Male

William

Bridges

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, 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

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agness

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bridges

Boarder

-

24

1857

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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