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Household of John Watt (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 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 Watt and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watt, born in 1842 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watt, born in 1835 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alex, born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Helen Mearns, born in 1805 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Watt's household

Male

John

Watt

Head
Female

Jane

Watt

Wife
Male

Alex

Watt

Son
Female

Helen

Mearns

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Watt

Head

Married

39

1842

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Wife

Married

46

1835

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Watt

Son

-

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Mearns

Visitor

Widow

76

1805

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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