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Household of John Waterson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

John Waterson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Waterson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Waterson, born in 1837 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Leonard (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Brother, William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Waterson's household

Male

John

Waterson

Head
Female

Helen

Waterson

Wife
Female

Mary

Waterson

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Waterson

Brother
Male

William

Waterson

Brother
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Waterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Waterson

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Helen

Waterson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Waterson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Leonard

Waterson

Brother

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Waterson

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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