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Household of David M Watson (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, 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.

David M Watson and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David M Watson, born in 1835 in Midlothian, consisted of 19 members. David M was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Hannah G (born 1867 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kate (born 1868 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John P (born 1869 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David B (born 1871 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice D (born 1874 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry M D (born 1876 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agaltia C (born 1878 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and - (born 1881 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David M's Governess, Margaret S (born 1853 in Trinity, Midlothian, Scotland), David M's -, Mary (born 1828 in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland), David M's Servant, Jane R (born 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David M's Servant, Helen (born 1852 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David M's Servant, Catherine (born 1843 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David M's Servant, Margaret A (born 1836 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David M's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Midlothian, Scotland) and David M's Servant, Isabella (born 1849 in Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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David M Watson's household

Male

David M

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Hannah G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Watson

Daughter
Male

John P

Watson

Son
Male

David B

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice D

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry M D

Watson

Son
Female

Agaltia C

Watson

Daughter
Female

-

-

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Graham

Governess
Female

Mary

Armstrong

-
Female

Jane R

Lyall

Servant
Female

Helen

Reid

Servant
Female

Catherine

Wight

Servant
Female

Margaret A

Davidson

Servant
Female

Jane

Wilkie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Dick

Servant
First name(s) David M
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David M

Watson

Head

Married

46

1835

Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah G

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kate

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John P

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David B

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice D

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry M D

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agaltia C

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

-

-

Daughter

-

0

1881

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret S

Graham

Governess

Unmarried

28

1853

Trinity, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Armstrong

-

Widow

53

1828

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane R

Lyall

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Wight

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret A

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Wilkie

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Polmont, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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