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Household of William B Watson (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

William B Watson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Watson, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 15 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Rebecca A Watson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet A H (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James H (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret A M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca H (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert A H (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ronald H (born 1880 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Not Named Yet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), William B's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), William B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), William B's Servant, Ann (born 1851 in Ireland), William B's Servant, Ellen (born 1831 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William B's Servant, Christina (born 1836 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William B Watson's household

Male

William B

Watson

Head
Female

Rebecca A

Watson

Wife
Female

Janet A H

Watson

Daughter
Male

James H

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret A M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca H

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert A H

Watson

Son
Male

Ronald H

Watson

Son
Male

Not Named Yet

-

Son
Female

Mary

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary

Hunter

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Servant
Female

Ann

Doran

Servant
Female

Ellen

McNab

Servant
Female

Christina

Urguhart

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Watson

Head

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca A

Watson

Wife

-

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet A H

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James H

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A M

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca H

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert A H

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ronald H

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Not Named Yet

-

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Doran

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

Ellen

McNab

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Urguhart

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Invernessshire, Scotland

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