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Household of Henry Watson (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

Henry Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Watson, born in 1831 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Maria Watson, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Wallace P, born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Henry Watson's household

Male

Henry

Watson

Head
Female

Maria

Watson

Wife
Male

Wallace P

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Schofield

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Maria

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wallace P

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Schofield

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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