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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1843, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1843 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1849 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Helen (born 1867 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1870 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1873 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Katherine (born 1863 in Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Helen

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Rachel

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Mary A

Stewart

Servant
Female

Katherine

McIntyre

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Rachel

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Katherine

McIntyre

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland

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