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Household of Robert Watson (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1842 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1846 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1867 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1874 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1881 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Henrietta Skinner, born in 1819 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Janet

Watson

Wife
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

Donald

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Watson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Skinner

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maggie

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta

Skinner

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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