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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1845 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1853 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella Lock (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1878 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane Agnes (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Joseph's Widow, Jane (born 1799 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Isabella Lock

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie

McBean

Servant
Female

Jane

Munro

Widow
Female

Mary

McKinnon

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

36

1845

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

-

28

1853

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella Lock

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Agnes

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Watson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

McBean

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Munro

Widow

Unmarried

82

1799

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

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