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Household of James Watt (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchindoir, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watt, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watt, born in 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane H (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Gordon (born 1881 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Jane (born 1809 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Watt's household

Male

James

Watt

Head
Female

Mary A

Watt

Wife
Male

George

Watt

Son
Female

Jane H

Watt

Daughter
Male

James

Watt

Son
Male

William

Watt

Son
Male

Gordon

Watt

Son
Female

Jane

Watt

Mother
Female

Isabella

Troup

Servant
Male

James

Michie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watt

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Watt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Watt

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane H

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Watt

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gordon

Watt

Son

-

0

1881

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Troup

Servant

Widow

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Michie

Servant

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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