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Household of David Watson (born 1834, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Watson, born in 1834 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Lillias Watson, born in 1834 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Lillias (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1877 in Kingseat, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Niece, Helen (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Nephew, Richard (born 1872 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Nephew, Alexander (born 1876 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Niece, Grace (born 1878 in -).


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David Watson's household

Male

David

Watson

Head
Female

Lillias

Watson

Wife
Female

Lillias

Watson

Daughter
Male

David

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Beveridge

Niece
Male

Richard

Beveridge

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Beveridge

Nephew
Female

Grace

Beveridge

Niece
First name(s) David
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Watson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Lillias

Watson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Lillias

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Hugh

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kingseat, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Beveridge

Niece

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Beveridge

Nephew

-

9

1872

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Beveridge

Nephew

-

5

1876

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Grace

Beveridge

Niece

-

3

1878

-

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