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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Savoch, 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 1809 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1819 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1849 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1856 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Bella (born 1875 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1864 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1877 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1879 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary Bella

Robb

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Skene

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Grandson
Male

William

Smith

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place 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

72

1809

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Bella

Robb

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Skene

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Daughter

Married

25

1856

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Grandson

-

2

1879

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Grandson

-

0

1881

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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