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Household of James Watt (born 1829, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Watt and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watt, born in 1829 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watt, born in 1820 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; James William (born 1856 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1858 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane Halliday (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Watt's household
James
Watt
Head
Elizabeth
Watt
Wife
James William
Watt
Son
Elizabeth
Watt
Daughter
Jane Halliday
Watt
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watt | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watt | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James William | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane Halliday | Watt | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland |
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