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Household of Walter Watson Sr (born 1818, 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.

Walter Watson Sr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Watson Sr, born in 1818 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Fanny Watson, born in 1815 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1839 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1851 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1860 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Granddaughter, Fanny Watson, born in 1862 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Walter Watson Sr's household

Male

Walter

Watson Sr

Head
Female

Fanny

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Fanny

Watson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Watson Sr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Watson Sr

Head

Married

63

1818

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Watson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Watson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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