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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1832, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1832 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John Geo (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima L (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Nona (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Emma Walker, born in 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Male

John Geo

Watson

Son
Female

Jemima L

Watson

Daughter
Female

Nona

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Emma

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Widower

49

1832

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John Geo

Watson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima L

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nona

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma

Walker

Servant

-

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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