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Household of Edward Watson (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Edward Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watson, born in 1844 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1848 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella W (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Jane Wallace, born in 1818 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Edward Watson's household

Male

Edward

Watson

Head
Female

Jessie

Watson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella W

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wallace

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary G

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wallace

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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