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Household of Robert Watson (born 1827, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1827 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1828 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1863 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Maggie May (born 1866 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1815 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1825 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Cousin, Mary (born 1836 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Jessie
Watson
Wife
Janet
Watson
Daughter
Maggie May
Watson
Daughter
Margaret
Muirhead
Sister-In-Law
Mary
Muirhead
Sister-In-Law
Mary
Carrie
Cousin
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie May | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Muirhead | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 66 | 1815 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Muirhead | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Carrie | Cousin | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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