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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1820 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1820 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1858 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Isabella H (born 1870 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Alexander D (born 1874 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Christian T (born 1879 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella H

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander D

Watson

Grandson
Female

Christian T

Watson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

61

1820

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella H

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander D

Watson

Grandson

Unmarried

7

1874

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian T

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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