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Household of James Watson (born 1823, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1823 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1833 in Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Isabel (born 1857 in -), Ann (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Frank (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
Isabel
Thomson
Daughter
Ann
Watson
Daughter
George
Watson
Son
Jemima
Watson
Daughter
Jessie
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Andrew
Watson
Son
Frank
Watson
Son
Henry
Watson
Son
Jane
Thomson
Granddaughter
Jessie
Sellars
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Isabel | Thomson | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | - | |
Ann | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Watson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jemima | Watson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Andrew | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Frank | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Henry | Watson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Sellars | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland |
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