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Household of Alexander Watt (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Watt and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watt, born in 1843 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Watt, born in 1853 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ruth (born 1874 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Peter (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Joseph (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Catherine (born 1824 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Watt's household

Male

Alexander

Watt

Head
Female

Catherine

Watt

Wife
Female

Ruth

Watt

Daughter
Male

James

Watt

Son
Female

Catherine

Watt

Daughter
Female

Annie

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watt

Daughter
Male

Peter

Smith

Servant
Male

Joseph

Smith

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Female

Agnes

Lyon

Servant
Female

Isabella

Coutts

Servant
Female

Catherine

Morison

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watt

Head

Married

38

1843

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watt

Wife

Married

28

1853

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ruth

Watt

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Son

-

5

1876

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Watt

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watt

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Lyon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Coutts

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Morison

Visitor

Widow

57

1824

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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