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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1836 in Lasswade, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1841 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1868 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Samuel (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Watson

Son

-

13

1868

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Samuel

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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