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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1846 in , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1848 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Porter, born in 1794 in Ireland.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Porter

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

Matthew

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Mother-In-Law

Widow

87

1794

Ireland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Watson

Son

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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