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Household of Hugh Watson (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

Hugh Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Watson, born in 1849 in , consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Sophia Watson, born in 1845 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in New South Wales, Australia).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Boarder, Isaac Watson, born in 1841 in -.


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Hugh Watson's household

Male

Hugh

Watson

Head
Female

Sophia

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Isaac

Watson

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

England

Sophia

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

New South Wales, Australia

Isaac

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

-

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