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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander J Watson, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Alexander J was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Stirling Watson, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John Wm (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Hanessey (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith Jessie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes Mossman (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eleanor (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander J's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander J's Servant, Janet (born 1849 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).
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Alexander J
Watson
Eleanor Stirling
Watson
John Wm
Watson
Alexander Hanessey
Watson
Charles James
Watson
Andrew
Watson
Edith Jessie
Watson
Eliza Mary
Watson
Agnes Mossman
Watson
Eleanor
Watson
Margaret
Barr
Janet
Anderson
Elizabeth
Whiteford
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First name(s) | Alexander J |
Last name | Watson |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 50 |
Birth year | 1831 |
Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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Alexander J | Watson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eleanor Stirling | Watson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John Wm | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander Hanessey | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles James | Watson | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Watson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edith Jessie | Watson | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza Mary | Watson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes Mossman | Watson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eleanor | Watson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Barr | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Anderson | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Whiteford | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland |
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