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Household of William B Watterston (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilrenny, Fife, 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 Watterston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Watterston, born in 1839 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, consisted of 10 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watterston, born in 1841 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1867 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland), Adam (born 1876 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland).


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William B Watterston's household

Male

William B

Watterston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watterston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watterston

Daughter
Male

James

Watterston

Son
Female

Jane

Watterston

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Watterston

Daughter
Male

William

Watterston

Son
Female

Jessie

Watterston

Daughter
Male

Adam

Watterston

Son
Female

Isabella

Watterston

Daughter
First name(s) William B
Last name Watterston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Watterston

Head

Married

42

1839

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watterston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Watterston

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

James

Watterston

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Watterston

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Watterston

Daughter

-

14

1867

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

William

Watterston

Son

-

12

1869

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Watterston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

Adam

Watterston

Son

-

5

1876

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Watterston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

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