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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1812, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1812 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1813 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1852 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Cecilia Fife, born in 1822 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Fife

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Fife

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Watson

Head

Married

69

1812

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

68

1813

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Fife

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Fife

Sister-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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