Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Helen Watt (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Helen Watt and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Watt, born in 1831 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alick (born 1856 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Frederick (born 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Helen's Lodger, William Davidson, born in 1833 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Helen Watt's household

Female

Helen

Watt

Head
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Watt

Daughter
Male

Alick

Watt

Son
Male

Frederick

Watt

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Lodger
First name(s) Helen
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Watt

Head

Widow

50

1831

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alick

Watt

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frederick

Watt

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Lodger

Unmarried

48

1833

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Helen Watt in Peterhead in 1881, and follow the Watt family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Helen Watt

We’ve found Helen Watt in 117 family trees. Find out more about Helen Watt's household and view the Watt family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census