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Household of Archibald Watson (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

Archibald Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Watson, born in 1820 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1823 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1854 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Watson's household

Male

Archibald

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Archibald

Watson

Son
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Watson

Head

Married

61

1820

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Watson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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