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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1835, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1835 in Newbattle, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Watson, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1870 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Isabella (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Son-In-Law, Robert (born 1870 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Watson's household
Alexander
Watson
Head
Catherine
Watson
Wife
Alexander
Watson
Son
Robert
Watson
Son
Isabella
Potts
Daughter-In-Law
Robert
Potts
Son-In-Law
Henrietta
Watson
Daughter
Jane
Watson
Daughter
David
Watson
Son
Thomas
Watson
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Watson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Watson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ireland | |
Alexander | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Potts | Daughter-In-Law | - | 13 | 1868 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Potts | Son-In-Law | - | 11 | 1870 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henrietta | Watson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Watson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Watson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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