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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1843 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Agnes

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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