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Household of James Watson (born 1847, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1847 in Row, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Garden Watson, born in 1852 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Helen Cecilia (born 1878 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina Ironside (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Grace Garden

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Helen Cecilia

Watson

Daughter
Female

Georgina Ironside

Watson

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Grace Garden

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen Cecilia

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina Ironside

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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