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Household of Arthur Watson (born 1836, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
Arthur Watson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Watson, born in 1836 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Watson, born in 1833 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1861 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1862 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert B (born 1865 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David A (born 1867 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1869 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret B (born 1871 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Servant, Jane Dunsmore, born in 1863 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Arthur Watson's household
Arthur
Watson
Head
Margaret B
Watson
Wife
Arthur
Watson
Son
Mary J
Watson
Daughter
Robert B
Watson
Son
David A
Watson
Son
Jeanie
Watson
Daughter
Margaret B
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Jane
Dunsmore
Servant
| First name(s) | Arthur |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur | Watson | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret B | Watson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Arthur | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert B | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David A | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Watson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret B | Watson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Dunsmore | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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