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Household of Edward A Watson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, 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.

Edward A Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward A Watson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 11 members. Edward A was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1837 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander E (born 1869 in Limekilns, Fife, Scotland), Mary G (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Donald G (born 1872 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Edward A (born 1873 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Ian H (born 1874 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Helen A G (born 1876 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Jessie L S (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward A's Visitor, Mary (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Edward A's Servant, Susan (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Edward A Watson's household

Male

Edward A

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Male

Alexander E

Watson

Son
Female

Mary G

Watson

Daughter
Male

Donald G

Watson

Son
Male

Edward A

Watson

Son
Male

Ian H

Watson

Son
Female

Helen A G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie L S

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cumming

Visitor
Female

Susan

Hutton

Servant
First name(s) Edward A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward A

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander E

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Limekilns, Fife, Scotland

Mary G

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Donald G

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Edward A

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Ian H

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Helen A G

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Jessie L S

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Cumming

Visitor

-

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

Susan

Hutton

Servant

-

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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