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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1829, Ayrshire)
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.
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 1829 in Catrine, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1836 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert G (born 1864 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Nicholas A (born 1867 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane H (born 1872 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1875 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Matthew Watson's household
Matthew
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
Robert G
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
Nicholas A
Watson
Daughter
Jane H
Watson
Daughter
Ellen
Watson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Watson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Robert G | Watson | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Nicholas A | Watson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane H | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Watson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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