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Household of David Watson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

David Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Watson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 3 children; David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, Robert (born 1862 in Ireland) and David's Boarder, William (born 1826 in Ireland).


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David Watson's household

Male

David

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Male

Robert

Monteith

Step Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Hurst

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Robert

Monteith

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

David

Watson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Watson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hurst

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Ireland

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