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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 1839 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1842 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sophia (born 1881 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
Sarah
Watson
Daughter
Janet
Watson
Daughter
Agnes
Watson
Daughter
James
Watson
Son
John
Watson
Son
Margaret
Watson
Daughter
Sophia
Watson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Watson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sophia | Watson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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