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Household of Alexander Watherspoon (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Alexander Watherspoon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watherspoon, born in 1841 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Watherspoon, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Watherspoon's household

Male

Alexander

Watherspoon

Head
Female

Janet

Watherspoon

Wife
Female

Janet

Watherspoon

Daughter
Male

John

Watherspoon

Son
Male

James

Watherspoon

Son
Male

William

Watherspoon

Son
Male

David

Watherspoon

Son
Male

Matthew

Watherspoon

Son
Female

Margaret

Watherspoon

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watherspoon

Head

Married

40

1841

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watherspoon

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watherspoon

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watherspoon

Son

-

11

1870

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watherspoon

Son

-

9

1872

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watherspoon

Son

-

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Watherspoon

Son

-

4

1877

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Watherspoon

Son

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watherspoon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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