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Household of Joseph Watt (born 1827, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, Shetland, 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 Watt and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watt, born in 1827 in Gamrie, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to William Watt, born in 1852 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1852 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1854 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1857 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and George (born 1862 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, James (born 1838 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).
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Joseph Watt's household
Joseph
Watt
Head
William
Watt
Son
Joseph
Watt
Son
Alexander
Watt
Son
George
Watt
Son
James
Watt
Servant
Elizabeth
Watt
Servant
Jessie
Johnston
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Watt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Watt | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
William | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
George | Watt | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
James | Watt | Servant | Married | 43 | 1838 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watt | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland |
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