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1891 Census (Also no. 6)
1901 Census (Also no. 6)
1911 Census (Also no. 6)
Electoral registers (Also no. 6)
1881 Census
8 Ravensdowne
|
NAME |
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF FAMILY |
MARITAL STATUS |
AGE |
OCCUPATION |
WHERE BORN? |
|
Rev. R. SCOTT |
Head |
Married |
55 |
Presbyterian Minister. Bankhill Church |
Scotland |
|
Margaret SCOTT |
Wife |
Married |
44 |
Presbyterian Minister. Wife |
Scotland |
|
Elizabeth A.S. SCOTT |
Daughter |
——- |
12 |
Minister’s daughter |
Nd. Berwick |
|
Jessie A. SCOTT |
Daughter |
——- |
9 |
Minister’s daughter |
Nd. Berwick |
|
William SCOTT |
Son |
——- |
6 |
Minister’s son |
Nd. Berwick |
|
Agnes BORTHWICK |
Servant |
Unmarried |
19 |
General Domestic Servant |
Middleton, West Hartlepool |
1891 Census
Listed as 6 – 8 Ravensdowne
|
NAME |
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF FAMILY |
MARITAL STATUS |
AGE |
OCCUPATION |
WHERE BORN? |
|
William ALLAN |
Head |
Widower |
58 |
Railway Carrier’s Agent |
Scotland |
|
Margaret ALLAN |
Daughter |
Single |
26 |
——- |
Nd. Berwick |
|
Isabella |
Daughter |
Single |
25 |
——- |
Nd. Berwick |
|
George N. ALLAN |
Son |
——- |
15 |
Ironmonger’s Apprentice |
Nd. Berwick |
1901 Census
Listed as 6 -8 Ravensdowne
|
NAME |
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF FAMILY |
MARITAL STATUS |
AGE |
OCCUPATION |
WHERE BORN? |
|
Constance E. DIXON |
Wife |
Married |
26 |
Living on own means |
Scotland |
|
Elizabeth FINLAY |
Servant |
Single |
28 |
Cook – Domestic |
Durham, Ryhope |
|
Janet D.C. LINDSAY |
Servant |
Single |
25 |
Housemaid – Domestic |
Scotland |
1911 Census
Listed as no. 6 – 8 Ravensdowne
|
NAME |
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF FAMILY |
MARITAL STATUS including no. of years married & children |
AGE |
OCCUPATION |
WHERE BORN? |
|
Jasper Blackie SINCLAIR |
Head |
Married |
52 |
Minister of the Presbyterian Church of England |
Scotland, Edinburgh |
|
Agnes SINCLAIR |
Wife |
Married – 19 years, 3 children, 3 still living |
50 |
——- |
Scotland, Lasswade |
|
Jasper Ivan SINCLAIR |
Son |
Single |
17 |
School |
Nd. Tweedmouth |
|
Agnes Maisie SINCLAIR |
Daughter |
——- |
7 |
School |
Nd. Berwick |
Electoral registers
Listed as no. 6 Ravensdowne
|
1885-1886 |
Reverend Robert SCOTT |
|
1892-1893 |
Alexander Lorimer MILLER |
Listed as no. 8 Ravensdowne
|
1894-1895 |
Alexander Tower ROBERTSON |
|
1892-1893 |
Alexander Lorimer MILLER |
|
1895-1896 |
Alexander Tower ROBERTSON |
|
1903-1904 |
Jasper B SINCLAIR |
|
1914-1915 |
Jasper Blackie SINCLAIR |
|
1915-1916 |
Jasper Blackie SINCLAIR |
|
1922-1923 |
Jean Isabella HOLMES |
|
1929-1930 |
John McCallum HOLMES, Jean Isabella HOLMES |
|
1932-1933 |
Jean Isabella HOLMES, Charles FORSTER, Lily SMITH |
|
1937-1938 |
Jean Isabella HOLMES, Charles FORSTER |
|
1947-1948 |
Charles P FORSTER, John R A HINE, Jean Isabella HOLMES, Lillian Scott HOLMES, Maurice R NAYLOR |