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Household of James Watson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1837 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Annie (born 1860 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1880 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Leslie, born in 1866 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Annie
Watson
Daughter
James
Watson
Son
Thomas
Watson
Son
Maggie
Watson
Daughter
Agnes
Watson
Daughter
Mary
Watson
Daughter
Isabella
Leslie
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Widower | 44 | 1837 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Maggie | Watson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Agnes | Watson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Leslie | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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