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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1836 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha McDougall Or Watson, born in 1844 in Down, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1869 in Down, Ireland) and Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1814 in Down, Ireland).


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Martha

McDougall Or Watson

Wife
Male

William

Kelly

Step Son
Female

Mary

Kelly

Step Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

McDougall Or Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Down, Ireland

William

Kelly

Step Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Down, Ireland

Mary

Kelly

Step Daughter

Unmarried

67

1814

Down, Ireland

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