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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1815 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1823 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1852 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1854 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1841 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1853 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Watson's household
Alexander
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
Jane
Watson
Daughter
Jane
May
Servant
James
Gray
Servant
George
Anderson
Servant
Alexander
Bruce
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Watson | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | May | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Gray | Servant | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Anderson | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Bruce | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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