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Household of James Watson (born 1848, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1848 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1850 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stuart (born 1876 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Stuart

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Louisa

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stuart

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Louisa

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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