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Household of Robert B Watson (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert B Watson, born in 1824 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Robert B was the head of the household, married to Helen B C B Watson, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen B C B (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella B R C (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth C C B (born 1872 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert B's Servant, Jane W (born - in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B's Servant, Isabella (born 1857 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert B's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert B Watson's household

Male

Robert B

Watson

Head
Female

Helen B C B

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella B R C

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C C B

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane W

Brotchie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Servant
Female

Janet

Kay

Servant
First name(s) Robert B
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert B

Watson

Head

Married

57

1824

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Helen B C B

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella B R C

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth C C B

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

-

Jane W

Brotchie

Servant

Unmarried

-

-

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Nicholson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Banffshire, Scotland

Janet

Kay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

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