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Household of Robert Watson (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1846 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellis Watson, born in 1851 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, James Ellis, born in 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ellis

Watson

Wife
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Ellis

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Ellis

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Ellis

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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