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Household of James Watson (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Farbes Watson, born in 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Helen

Watson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Maggie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

Farbes

Watson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hugh

Watson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Farbes

Watson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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