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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1844 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1854 in Granton, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Geddes, born in 1862 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Helen

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Geddes

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Granton, Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Geddes

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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