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Household of Alexander Watt (born 1839, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watt, born in 1839 in Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen R Watt, born in 1843 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Betsy (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Watt's household

Male

Alexander

Watt

Head
Female

Helen R

Watt

Wife
Male

James

Watt

Son
Female

Helen

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watt

Daughter
Male

Alex

Watt

Son
Female

Betsy

Watt

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watt

Head

Married

42

1839

Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen R

Watt

Wife

Married

38

1843

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Watt

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Watt

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Watt

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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