Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Watson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crail, Fife, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Watson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1842 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Laird Watson, born in 1845 in Crail, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Duglas (born 1866 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Catherine Stobie (born 1868 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Martha Laird (born 1871 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), Jessie Laird (born 1878 in Crail, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Crail, Fife, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Janet Laird

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary Duglas

Watson

Daughter
Female

Catherine Stobie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Martha Laird

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie Laird

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Janet Laird

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Mary Duglas

Watson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Catherine Stobie

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Martha Laird

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Jessie Laird

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crail, Fife, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Watson in Crail in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Watson

We’ve found John Watson in 1453 family trees. Find out more about John Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census