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Household of Matthew Watt (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Watt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watt, born in 1831 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane M Watt, born in 1838 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet J (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George S (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry K (born 1868 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kenneth (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Geraldine (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mabel (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Sarah McGregor, born in - in Morayshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Watt's household

Male

Matthew

Watt

Head
Female

Jane M

Watt

Wife
Female

Janet J

Watt

Daughter
Male

George S

Watt

Son
Male

Henry K

Watt

Son
Male

Kenneth

Watt

Son
Female

Geraldine

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Watt

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGregor

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Watt

Head

Married

50

1831

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane M

Watt

Wife

Married

43

1838

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet J

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George S

Watt

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry K

Watt

Son

-

13

1868

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kenneth

Watt

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Geraldine

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mabel

Watt

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

-

-

Morayshire, Scotland

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