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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1844 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Georgina (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Bow

Visitor
Female

Mary

Macfarlane

Servant
Female

Georgina

Liston

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

-

Mary

Bow

Visitor

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macfarlane

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Liston

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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