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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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 Watson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1840 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary H T Watson, born in 1841 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1868 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia A (born 1875 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elisabeth C (born 1879 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Harcourt (born 1866 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandfather, Peter Taylor, born in 1804 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Watson's household
Alexander
Watson
Head
Mary H T
Watson
Wife
Margaret A
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Alexander
Watson
Son
Sophia A
Watson
Daughter
Elisabeth C
Watson
Daughter
Peter
Taylor
Grandfather
Harcourt
Watson
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Watson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary H T | Watson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Watson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sophia A | Watson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth C | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Taylor | Grandfather | Widower | 77 | 1804 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Harcourt | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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