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Household of Robert Watson (born 1813, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirling, Peeblesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1813 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Mary (born 1858 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1868 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1872 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Ellen (born 1828 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Lawrence (born 1865 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Robert
Watson
Son
John
Watson
Son
Walter
Watson
Son
Agnes
Watson
Daughter
Ellen
Ritchie
Servant
Isabella
Fordyce
Servant
Lawrence
Inglis
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Watson | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Ritchie | Servant | Unmarried | 53 | 1828 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Fordyce | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lawrence | Inglis | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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