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Household of William Mackie Watson (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Mackie Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mackie Watson, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William Mackie was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1852 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Houston (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Wilson Steel (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William Mackie's Brother-In-Law, James Adams, born in 1864 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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William Mackie Watson's household

Male

William Mackie

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Houston

Watson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary Wilson Steel

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William Mackie
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Mackie

Watson

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Houston

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Wilson Steel

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Brother-In-Law

-

17

1864

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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