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Household of James Watson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1847 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1847 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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