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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1835, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1835 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1859 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1868 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Watson's household
Alexander
Watson
Head
Janet
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
Hugh
Watson
Son
Euphemia
Watson
Daughter
Peter
Watson
Son
Alexander
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
James
Watson
Son
Mary
Watson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | West Calder, 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 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Hugh | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Currie, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Watson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Watson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Watson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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