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Household of James Watt (born 1826)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1826 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Watt, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Katherine (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Robert (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Watt's household
James
Watt
Head
Mary
Watt
Wife
Mary
Watt
Daughter
Margaret
Watt
Daughter
Agnes
Watt
Daughter
Robert
Henderson
Son-In-Law
Katherine
Henderson
Daughter
Janet
Henderson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watt | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Ireland | |
Mary | Watt | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Henderson | Son-In-Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Katherine | Henderson | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Henderson | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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