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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1837 in Cambridge, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1844 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Josephine (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, Robert (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1818 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Step Son
Female

Helen

Watson

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Watson

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

Watson

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Step Daughter
Female

Josephine

Watson

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cambridge, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Cambridge, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Watson

Step Son

-

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watson

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Josephine

Watson

Step Daughter

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Step Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Davidson

Servant

Widow

63

1818

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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