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Household of Alex? Watson (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alex? Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex? Watson, born in 1844 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex? was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex? Watson's household

Male

Alex?

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Alex?
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex?

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

16

1865

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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