Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Watson (born 1832, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1832 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to M R Brown Or Watson, born in 1830 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1856 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1868 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father-In-Law, Henry Brown, born in 1803 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

M R

Brown Or Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Brown

Father-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

49

1832

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

M R

Brown Or Watson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Henry

Brown

Father-In-Law

Widower

78

1803

Berwickshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Watson in Stobo in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Watson

We’ve found James Watson in 735 family trees. Find out more about James Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census