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Household of James Watson (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, 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 1835 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1845 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert D (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph F (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Barbra S M Ironside, born in 1851 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
James
Watson
Son
Mary A
Watson
Daughter
Christina
Watson
Daughter
Robert D
Watson
Son
Joseph F
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
Barbra S M
Ironside
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | 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 | 46 | 1835 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | - | 36 | 1845 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Watson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert D | Watson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Joseph F | Watson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbra S M | Ironside | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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