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Household of James Watson (born 1811, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint George, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Claud R (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Guthrie Y (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ann (born 1839 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Jemima (born 1850 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1858 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Jessie
Watson
Wife
Claud R
Watson
Son
Helen
Watson
Daughter
Guthrie Y
Watson
Son
Ann
Urquhart
Servant
Catherine
Urquhart
Servant
Jane
Macphail
Servant
Jemima
Munro
Servant
James
Buchanan
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Claud R | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Guthrie Y | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Urquhart | Servant | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Catherine | Urquhart | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jane | Macphail | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jemima | Munro | Servant | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
James | Buchanan | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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