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Household of James McWattie (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

James McWattie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McWattie, born in 1834 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes McWattie, born in 1835 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Colin (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Rebecca Tough, born in 1860 in Friockheim, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James McWattie's household

Male

James

McWattie

Head
Female

Agnes

McWattie

Wife
Male

James

McWattie

Son
Female

Jane

McWattie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McWattie

Son
Male

William

McWattie

Son
Male

David

McWattie

Son
Male

George

McWattie

Son
Male

Colin

McWattie

Son
Female

Rebecca

Tough

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McWattie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McWattie

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McWattie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McWattie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McWattie

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McWattie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McWattie

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

McWattie

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

McWattie

Son

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Colin

McWattie

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rebecca

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Friockheim, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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