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Household of Alexander Watt (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

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 Watt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watt, born in 1846 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah A M Watt, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Agnes M S, born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Eliza (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Watt's household

Male

Alexander

Watt

Head
Female

Sarah A M

Watt

Wife
Female

Agnes M S

Watt

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Baird

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watt

Head

Married

35

1846

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah A M

Watt

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes M S

Watt

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Baird

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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