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Household of James Watson (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1854 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1846 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1868 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Richard (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1828 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alex (born 1853 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
George
Watson
Son
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
James
Watson
Son
Mary
Watson
Daughter
Marjory
Watson
Daughter
Annie
Watson
Daughter
Richard
Scrymgeour
Boarder
Thomas
Walker
Boarder
John
Webster
Boarder
Alex
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marjory | Watson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Watson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Richard | Scrymgeour | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Thomas | Walker | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Webster | Boarder | Widower | 53 | 1828 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alex | Robertson | Boarder | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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