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Household of Thomas Watt (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Watt and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watt, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Watt, born in 1848 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew H (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John M (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jessie (born 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Susan (born 1848 in Leith, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Helen M (born 1861 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1838 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Watt's household

Male

Thomas

Watt

Head
Female

Jane

Watt

Wife
Male

Andrew H

Watt

Son
Male

John M

Watts

Son
Female

Jane

Watts

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Watt

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Watt

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Owan

Servant
Female

Susan

Michie

Servant
Female

Helen M

Cowie

Servant
Female

Mary

Fisken

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watt

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Wife

Married

33

1848

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew H

Watt

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Watts

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watts

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Watt

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Owan

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Michie

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Leith, Fife, Scotland

Helen M

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Fisken

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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