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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1826, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1826 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jannet Watson, born in 1828 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1848 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1865 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandson, Thomas Watson, born in 1874 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Jannet

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

55

1826

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jannet

Watson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Eliza

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Grandson

-

7

1874

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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