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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1821, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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.
Matthew Watson and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watson, born in 1821 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1834 in Carmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1863 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Thomas Ramsay, born in 1846 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Matthew Watson's household
Matthew
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
William
Watson
Son
Thomas
Ramsay
Lodger
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Watson | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Carmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Ramsay | Lodger | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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