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Household of Mary Watson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Mary Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Watson, born in 1844 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Mary's Lodger, Jean Ferguson, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Mary Watson's household

Female

Mary

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jean

Ferguson

Lodger
First name(s) Mary
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Watson

Head

Widow

37

1844

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Ferguson

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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