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Household of George Watson (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, 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 Watson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watson, born in 1827 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie M Watson, born in 1841 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George J A (born 1868 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander W (born 1879 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, George (born 1860 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Maggie (born 1862 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Watson's household

Male

George

Watson

Head
Female

Jessie M

Watson

Wife
Male

George J A

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander W

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

George

Cruickshank

Servant
Female

Mary

Robertson

Servant
Female

Maggie

Annand

Servant
Female

Jane

Cheyne

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Watson

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George J A

Watson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Cruickshank

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Annand

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Cheyne

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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