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Household of George W Watson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.
George W Watson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George W Watson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. George W was the head of the household, married to Dorothea Watson, born in 1846 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Eleanor J (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and George W's Nurse, Somerville W (born 1865 in South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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George W Watson's household
George W
Watson
Head
Dorothea
Watson
Wife
Eleanor J
Watson
Daughter
James
Watson
Son
Elizabeth
McKenzie
Servant
Somerville W
Jamieson
Nurse
| First name(s) | George W |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George W | Watson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Dorothea | Watson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Eleanor J | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McKenzie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Somerville W | Jamieson | Nurse | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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