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Household of John Watson (born 1820, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1820 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Watson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henriette (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima S (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jenat (born 1823 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1847 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Harriet

Watson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Female

Henriette

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jemima S

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jenat

Faulds Or Mcewan

Servant
Female

Agnes

Krock

Servant
Female

Mary

Fleming

Servant
Female

Margaret

Fleming

Servant
Female

Jane

Dickson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Harriet

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henriette

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima S

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jenat

Faulds Or Mcewan

Servant

Widow

58

1823

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Krock

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

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