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Household of John Watt (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watt, born in 1844 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Watt, born in 1844 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Watt's household

Male

John

Watt

Head
Female

Janet

Watt

Wife
Male

John

Watt

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watt

Daughter
Male

George

Watt

Son
Female

Janet

Watt

Daughter
Female

Marion

Watt

Daughter
Male

William

Watt

Son
Female

Jemima

Watt

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Watt

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watt

Head

Married

37

1844

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watt

Wife

Married

37

1844

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Watt

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watt

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Watt

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Watt

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Watt

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watt

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Watt

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watt

Son

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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