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Household of Peter Watson (born 1843, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Watson, born in 1843 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1866 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1815 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter's Nephew, Peter (born 1872 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1853 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Peter's Nephew, William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Watson's household

Male

Peter

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Mother-In-Law
Male

Peter

Rae

Nephew
Male

William

McKey

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

McKey

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Watson

Head

Widower

38

1843

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Rae

Nephew

-

9

1872

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

McKey

Brother-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

McKey

Nephew

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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