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Household of James Watson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

James Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1847 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1855 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Sophia (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Mother, Sophia (born 1811 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Elsie (born 1851 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Sister, Bethia (born 1853 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

Colin

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Sophia

Watson

Niece
Female

Sophia

Anderson Or Watson

Mother
Female

Elsie

Watson

Sister
Female

Bethia

Watson

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Colin

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Watson

Niece

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Anderson Or Watson

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Watson

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bethia

Watson

Sister

Unmarried

28

1853

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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