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Household of Walter Watson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.
Walter Watson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Watson, born in 1835 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1843 in Drum, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1868 in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1874 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger, John Sommerville, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Walter Watson's household
Walter
Watson
Head
Agnes
Watson
Wife
Isabella
Watson
Daughter
George
Watson
Son
Archibald
Watson
Son
Walter
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
John
Sommerville
Lodger
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Watson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Watson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Drum, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
George | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Sommerville | Lodger | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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