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Household of John Watson (born 1829, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 1829 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1828 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robina (born 1870 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Son, William (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1872 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Johnstone

Adopted Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Robina

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Williamson

Grandson
Male

James

Williamson

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Williamson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
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

52

1829

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Johnstone

Adopted Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

16

1865

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robina

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Williamson

Grandson

-

9

1872

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Williamson

Grandson

-

3

1878

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Williamson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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