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Household of Robert Watson (born 1822, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1822 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1833 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Bannockburn, 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

59

1822

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Watson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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