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Household of Edward Watson (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawfordjohn, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watson, born in 1815 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1811 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Granddaughter, Georgina M (born 1873 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Granddaughter, Alice J (born 1876 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Grandson, Edward G (born 1879 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Granddaughter, Margaret M (born 1880 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Marion (born 1854 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Christina (born 1867 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Edward Watson's household

Male

Edward

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Georgina M

French

Granddaughter
Female

Alice J

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

Edward G

Watson

Grandson
Female

Margaret M

Watson

Granddaughter
Female

Marion

Inglis

Servant
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
Female

Christina

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watson

Head

Married

66

1815

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina M

French

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice J

Watson

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward G

Watson

Grandson

-

2

1879

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Watson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Young

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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