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Household of Jessie Watson (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

Jessie Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Watson, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Jessie P (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes W (born 1864 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice R P (born 1869 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William W (born 1872 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Boarder, Luisa Jane (born 1863 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie's Boarder, Harry Robt (born 1865 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Boarder, Arthur Ernest (born 1869 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Jessie Watson's household

Female

Jessie

Watson

Head
Female

Jessie P

Watson

Daughter
Female

Agnes W

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice R P

Watson

Daughter
Male

William W

Watson

Son
Female

Luisa Jane

Cochrane

Boarder
Male

Harry Robt

Cochrane

Boarder
Male

Arthur Ernest

Cochrane

Boarder
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Watson

Head

Widow

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie P

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice R P

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William W

Watson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Luisa Jane

Cochrane

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Harry Robt

Cochrane

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Arthur Ernest

Cochrane

Boarder

-

12

1869

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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