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Household of Maria Watson (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Maria Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Watson, born in 1830 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; George (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maria (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Minnie (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Maria's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maria's Boarder, Mary (born 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maria's Boarder, Thomas (born 1856 in England), Maria's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maria's Boarder, Annie (born 1859 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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Maria Watson's household

Female

Maria

Watson

Head
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Maria

Watson

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Ramage

Grandson
Female

Mary

Rodney

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Smith

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Cochrane

Boarder
Female

Annie

Cochrane

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Cochrane

Daughter
First name(s) Maria
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Watson

Head

Widow

51

1830

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Minnie

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Ramage

Grandson

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Rodney

Boarder

Unmarried

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Thomas

Cochrane

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Cochrane

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Isabella

Cochrane

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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