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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, 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.

Joseph Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1847 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1862 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George F (born 1869 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1871 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Anne M (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie S (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth M (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Alexander Shepherd, born in 1880 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret M

Watson

Daughter
Male

George F

Watson

Son
Female

Jane S

Watson

Daughter
Female

Anne M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elsie S

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shepherd

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George F

Watson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane S

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne M

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie S

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shepherd

Boarder

-

1

1880

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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