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Household of Alex Y Watson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.
Alex Y Watson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Y Watson, born in 1839 in Auchinloch, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex Y was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 2 children; David (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex W (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex Y's Step Son, Thomas (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex Y's Boarder, William (born 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alex Y Watson's household
Alex Y
Watson
Head
Ann
Watson
Wife
Thomas
McDonald
Step Son
David
Watson
Son
Alex W
Watson
Son
William
Blane
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex Y |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Auchinloch, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Y | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Auchinloch, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Watson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ireland | |
Thomas | McDonald | Step Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alex W | Watson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Blane | Boarder | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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