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Household of David Watt (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Watt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Watt, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliah Watt, born in 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Augnes (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, Marget (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland) and David's Visitor, Cath (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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David Watt's household

Male

David

Watt

Head
Female

Eliah

Watt

Wife
Male

William

Watt

Son
Male

David

Watt

Son
Male

James

Watt

Son
Female

Augnes

Watt

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watt

Son
Female

Mary

Watt

Daughter
Female

Marget

Young

Visitor
Female

Cath

McQueen

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Watt

Head

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliah

Watt

Wife

Married

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Watt

Son

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

David

Watt

Son

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Augnes

Watt

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Joseph

Watt

Son

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Watt

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perthshire, Scotland

Marget

Young

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Cath

McQueen

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

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