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Household of Robert Watt (born 1842, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, 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 Watt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watt, born in 1842 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; John (born 1867 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Marion (born 1870 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1852 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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Robert Watt's household

Male

Robert

Watt

Head
Male

John

Watt

Son
Female

Marion

Watt

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Watt

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Male

James

Watt

Son
Female

Jane

Watt

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watt

Son
Male

George

Watt

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watt

Head

Widower

39

1842

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Watt

Son

-

14

1867

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Watt

Daughter

-

11

1870

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Watt

Daughter

-

10

1871

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

-

8

1873

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Watt

Son

-

6

1875

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Watt

Son

-

3

1878

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Watt

Son

-

1

1880

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Widow

29

1852

Morayshire, Scotland

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