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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1850 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1855 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Fairless

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Servant

-

15

1866

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fairless

Servant

-

23

1858

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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