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Household of Samuel Watson (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Fergus, Banffshire, 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.

Samuel Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Watson, born in 1824 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1825 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1857 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1870 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland), Samuel's Grandson, James (born 1874 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland), Samuel's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1876 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Grandson, James (born 1880 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Watson's household

Male

Samuel

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Fraser

Granddaughter
Male

James

Calder

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Granddaughter
Male

James

Anderson

Grandson
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Watson

Head

Married

57

1824

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

13

1868

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fraser

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Calder

Grandson

-

7

1874

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Grandson

-

1

1880

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

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