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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Collessie, Fife, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1827 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 2 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Lily Russell, born in 1858 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Lily

Russell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Widower

54

1827

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lily

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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