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Household of James Waterson (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

James Waterson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Waterson, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Waterson, born in 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1840 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's -, Jane (born 1870 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Waterson's household

Male

James

Waterson

Head
Female

Mary

Waterson

Wife
Female

Jane

Waterson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Waterson

Daughter
Male

John

Donaldson

Boarder
Female

Jane

Donaldson

-
First name(s) James
Last name Waterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Waterson

Head

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Waterson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Waterson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Waterson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donaldson

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Donaldson

-

-

11

1870

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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