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Household of James Watt (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watt, born in 1818 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watt, born in 1821 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1862 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Elspet (born 1871 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1866 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1852 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James Watt's household
James
Watt
Head
Margaret
Watt
Wife
Mary
Watt
Daughter
Elspet
Watt
Granddaughter
Robert
Law
Servant
William
Lawrie
Servant
John
McRobbie
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watt | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watt | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Watt | Granddaughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Law | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
William | Lawrie | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
John | McRobbie | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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