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Household of James Watson (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1847 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean Watson, born in 1853 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Isabella (born 1851 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James's -, Margaret (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's -, Margaret (born 1829 in Fife, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Jean

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Archabald

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Tulla

-
Female

Margaret

Archabeld

-
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Watson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Archabald

Visitor

-

30

1851

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tulla

-

Unmarried

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Archabeld

-

Unmarried

52

1829

Fife, Scotland

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