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Household of John Watt (born 1833, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watt, born in 1833 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watt, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Martin (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jack (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Morayshire, Scotland).
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John Watt's household
John
Watt
Head
Jessie
Watt
Wife
Alexander
Watt
Son
James
Watt
Son
Martin
Watt
Son
Mary
Watt
Daughter
Jessie
Watt
Daughter
Eliza
Watt
Daughter
David
Watt
Son
Jack
Watt
Son
Jane
McDonald
Servant
Jane
Souter
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watt | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watt | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Martin | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Watt | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watt | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Watt | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Watt | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jack | Watt | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Souter | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Morayshire, Scotland |
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