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Household of John Watt (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watt, born in 1823 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbra Watt, born in 1831 in -. They had 4 children; James (born 1850 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1852 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Watt's household

Male

John

Watt

Head
Female

Barbra

Watt

Wife
Male

James

Watt

Son
Male

Robert

Watt

Son
Male

Thomas

Watt

Son
Female

Janet

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watt

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Burns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watt

Head

Married

58

1823

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbra

Watt

Wife

Married

50

1831

-

James

Watt

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watt

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watt

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watt

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watt

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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