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Household of James Watson (born 1833)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1833 in , consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes M Watson, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Emily B (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and John B (born 1873 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Donald (born 1855 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Helen (born 1852 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Grace (born 1855 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jeanie (born 1867 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Andrew (born 1867 in England), James's Servant, Walter (born 1835 in Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in England).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Agnes M
Watson
Wife
Emily B
Watson
Daughter
John B
Watson
Son
Donald
McLean
Servant
Helen
Stein
Servant
Mary
Stein
Servant
Janet
Ritchie
Servant
Grace
Ramsay
Servant
Jeanie
Hoare
Servant
Andrew
Stein
Servant
Walter
Greig
Servant
Jane
Greig
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | England | |
Agnes M | Watson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Ireland | |
Emily B | Watson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John B | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | McLean | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Helen | Stein | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Stein | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Ritchie | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
Grace | Ramsay | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Hoare | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Stein | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | England | |
Walter | Greig | Servant | Married | 46 | 1835 | Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Greig | Servant | Married | 50 | 1831 | England |
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