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Household of Christopher Watson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Christopher Watson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Watson, born in 1842 in , consisted of 13 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Elezebeth Watson, born in 1842 in England. They had 8 children; John (born 1868 in England), Jane (born 1869 in England), Robert (born 1870 in England), Christopher (born 1872 in England), William (born 1874 in England), Annie (born 1876 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Elezebeth (born 1878 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Brother, William (born 1852 in England), Christopher's Servant, William (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Christopher Watson's household

Male

Christopher

Watson

Head
Female

Elezebeth

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Christopher

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary Elezebeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Brother
Male

William

Taylor

Servant
Female

Jessie

Alston

Servant
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

England

Elezebeth

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

John

Watson

Son

-

13

1868

England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

England

Robert

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

England

Christopher

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

England

William

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Elezebeth

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

England

William

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Alston

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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