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Household of James Watt (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Watt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watt, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McCombie, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William A (born 1876 in Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Mcc (born 1877 in Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes B (born 1879 in Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Barbra Cowie, born in 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Watt's household

Male

James

Watt

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McCombie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Male

William A

Watt

Son
Male

James Mcc

Watt

Son
Female

Agnes B

Watt

Daughter
Male

George

Watt

Son
Female

Barbra

Cowie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watt

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McCombie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William A

Watt

Son

-

5

1876

Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Mcc

Watt

Son

-

4

1877

Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Watt

Daughter

-

2

1879

Ludney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Watt

Son

-

1

1880

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbra

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

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