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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1845, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Matthew Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watson, born in 1845 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1845 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Janet Mcn (born 1871 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes W (born 1873 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary D (born 1877 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth D (born 1881 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Watson's household

Male

Matthew

Watson

Head
Female

Janet

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Janet Mcn

Watson

Daughter
Female

Agnes W

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth D

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Watson

Head

Married

36

1845

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet Mcn

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary D

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth D

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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