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Household of Robert Watson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father-In-Law, Hugh (born 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Cecilia (born 1866 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Hugh

Baxter

Father-In-Law
Female

Cecilia

Davis

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, 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

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Baxter

Father-In-Law

Widower

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Davis

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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