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Household of Peter Watson (born 1815, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

Peter Watson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Watson, born in 1815 in Arbroath, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Drummond Watson, born in 1823 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Montrose, Fife, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Martha (born 1853 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Peter Watson's household

Male

Peter

Watson

Head
Female

Mary Drummond

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Boarder
Female

Martha

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Arbroath, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Watson

Head

Married

66

1815

Arbroath, Fife, Scotland

Mary Drummond

Watson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Montrose, Fife, Scotland

Martha

Scott

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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