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Household of Robert Watson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1838 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Watson, born in 1840 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1872 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kennedy (born 1875 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Ellen

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Eliza

Watson

Daughter
Male

Kennedy

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Carluke, 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

43

1838

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kennedy

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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