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Household of George Watson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1851 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Janet Monteith, born in 1818 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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George Watson's household

Male

George

Watson

Head
Female

Jessie

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Paton

Daughter
Male

John

Paton

Son
Female

Alice

Paton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Monteith

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
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

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Paton

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Paton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Monteith

Boarder

Unmarried

63

1818

Argyllshire, Scotland

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