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Household of James Watson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1842 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1848 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Mathew Reid, born in 1869 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Agnes

Watson

Wife
Male

Mathew

Reid

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mathew

Reid

Nephew

-

12

1869

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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