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Household of Robert L Watson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 L Watson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert L Watson, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. Robert L was the head of the household, married to Jane A J Watson, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane E (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret P (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Edith (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert L (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ethel C (born 1880 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert L's Servant, Jane H (born 1855 in Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert L's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert L's Servant, Lizzie N (born 1860 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert L's Servant, Betsy (born 1847 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert L Watson's household

Male

Robert L

Watson

Head
Female

Jane A J

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane E

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret P

Watson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Watson

Son
Female

Ethel C

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Smart

Servant
Female

Mary

Howie

Servant
Female

Lizzie N

Malcolm

Servant
Female

Betsy

Durie

Servant
First name(s) Robert L
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert L

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A J

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane E

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret P

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edith

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert L

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ethel C

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane H

Smart

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Howie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie N

Malcolm

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Durie

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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