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Household of Jane Watson (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Jane Watson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Watson, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Jane was the head of the household, married to Mary A W Watson, born in 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary A W (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James D (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Boarder, John B Hay, born in 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Jane Watson's household

Female

Jane

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A W

Watson

Daughter
Male

James D

Watson

Son
Male

John B

Hay

Boarder
First name(s) Jane
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A W

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James D

Watson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John B

Hay

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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