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Household of James Watson (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmany, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1856 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; David (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Am (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Isabella Watson, born in 1816 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Male

David

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Am

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Watson

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Widower

25

1856

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Am

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Perthshire, Scotland

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