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Household of William H Watson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 H Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Watson, born in 1826 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William H was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Williamina (born 1853 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1860 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1863 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Grandchild, Elizabeth (born 1877 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William H's Grandchild, George (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William H's Grandchild, Margaret (born 1881 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William H Watson's household

Male

William H

Watson

Head
Female

Williamina

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Jemima

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Linklater

Grandchild
Male

George

Linklater

Grandchild
Female

Margaret

Linklater

Grandchild
First name(s) William H
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Watson

Head

Widower

55

1826

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Watson

Daughter

Married

28

1853

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Linklater

Grandchild

-

4

1877

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Linklater

Grandchild

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Linklater

Grandchild

-

0

1881

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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