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Household of Robert Watson (born 1844, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 1844 in Campsie, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1843 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1868 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1871 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillias B (born 1876 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rachael (born 1879 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Thomas Dow, born in 1864 in Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Sarah
Watson
Wife
Maggie
Watson
Daughter
Bessie
Watson
Daughter
Sarah
Watson
Daughter
Lillias B
Watson
Daughter
Rachael
Watson
Daughter
Thomas
Dow
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Campsie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Campsie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Watson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Watson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Watson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Watson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lillias B | Watson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Rachael | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dow | Visitor | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Crossford, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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