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Household of Joseph L Watson (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Joseph L Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph L Watson, born in 1838 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Joseph L was the head of the household, married to Margaret W Watson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Josephine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph L Watson's household

Male

Joseph L

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret W

Watson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Watson

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph L
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph L

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret W

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Josephine

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marjory

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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