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Household of Richard Watson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

Richard Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Watson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1846 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David M (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John R (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann M (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kate (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, David H (born 1836 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Richard's Boarder, George (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Richard's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Richard Watson's household

Male

Richard

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Male

David M

Watson

Son
Male

John R

Watson

Son
Female

Ann M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Watson

Daughter
Male

David H

Mercer

Boarder
Male

George

Tarbet

Boarder
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David M

Watson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John R

Watson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann M

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David H

Mercer

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Tarbet

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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