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Household of Robert B Watson (born 1818, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Robert B Watson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert B Watson, born in 1818 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert B was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Helen C (born 1853 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert B's Servant, Jane Melvin, born in 1850 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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Robert B Watson's household

Male

Robert B

Watson

Head
Female

Helen C

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Melvin

Servant
First name(s) Robert B
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert B

Watson

Head

Widower

63

1818

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen C

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Melvin

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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