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Household of George Watson (born 1837, Angus)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
George Watson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watson, born in 1837 in Montrose, Angus, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and George's Boarder, John (born 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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George Watson's household
George
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
Margaret
Watson
Daughter
George
Watson
Son
John
Watson
Son
Mary
Watson
Daughter
James
Hastie
Boarder
John
Twaddel
Boarder
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Montrose, Angus, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Watson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Montrose, Angus, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Watson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Hastie | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Leven, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Twaddel | Boarder | Married | 59 | 1822 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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