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Household of James Watson (born 1856, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1856 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, William (born 1860 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Brother, David (born 1863 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Maggie (born 1864 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Mother, Chistian (born 1830 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Maggie (born 1866 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Male

William

Watson

Brother
Male

David

Watson

Brother
Female

Maggie

Watson

Sister
Female

Chistian

Watson

Mother
Female

Maggie

Hendry

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Unmarried

25

1856

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Watson

Brother

Unmarried

18

1863

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Watson

Sister

Unmarried

17

1864

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Chistian

Watson

Mother

Widow

51

1830

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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