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Household of Adam Watson (born 1840, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.

Adam Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Watson, born in 1840 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1839 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1867 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Adam P (born 1871 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Peter W (born 1873 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander V (born 1875 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland), Mary B C (born 1877 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Robert S (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Adam Watson's household

Male

Adam

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Adam P

Watson

Son
Male

Peter W

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander V

Watson

Son
Female

Mary B C

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Watson

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Adam P

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Peter W

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander V

Watson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary B C

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert S

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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