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Household of David Watson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Watson, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1836 in Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Ellen (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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David Watson's household

Male

David

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Watson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kinrossshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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