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Household of William Scott (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scott, born in 1841 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth B Scott, born in 1850 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Scott's household

Male

William

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth B

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Weir

Servant
Female

Jane

Christie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Weir

Servant
Male

Thomas

Tervit

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scott

Head

Married

40

1841

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Scott

Wife

Married

31

1850

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

-

0

1881

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Christie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Tervit

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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