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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane D (born 1864 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1868 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima J (born 1875 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1876 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen G (born 1878 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and John G (born 1881 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane D

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Jemima J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Helen G

Watson

Daughter
Male

John G

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane D

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Margaret H

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Beath, Fife, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima J

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen G

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John G

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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