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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, 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 1842 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1875 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, William (born 1866 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1865 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, William (born 1816 in Ireland).
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Alexander Watson's household
Alexander
Watson
Head
Jessie
Watson
Wife
Jane
Watson
Daughter
Margaret
Watson
Daughter
Alexander
Watson
Son
Peter
Watson
Son
William
Angus
Servant
Helen
Elrick
Servant
William
Paterson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Cruden, 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 | 39 | 1842 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Watson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Watson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Angus | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Elrick | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Paterson | Lodger | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Ireland |
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