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Household of Edwin A Watson (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Edwin A Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin A Watson, born in 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Edwin A was the head of the household, married to Harriet E Lee Watson, born in 1851 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas W (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Edwin A (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin A's -, Hermonina M J (born 1818 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Edwin A's -, Wilhelmina Y (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Edwin A Watson's household

Male

Edwin A

Watson

Head
Female

Harriet E Lee

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Watson

Son
Male

Edwin A

Watson

Son
Female

Hermonina M J

Lee

-
Female

Wilhelmina Y

Davidson

-
First name(s) Edwin A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin A

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet E Lee

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas W

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edwin A

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hermonina M J

Lee

-

Widow

63

1818

Sutherland, Scotland

Wilhelmina Y

Davidson

-

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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