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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strontian, Argyllshire, 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 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Brown, born in 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1813 in Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Barbara

Brown

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annie

McMillan

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Barbara

Brown

Wife

Married

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Kilpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

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