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Household of William R Watson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 R Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Watson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1841 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William R, born 1866 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1855 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William R's Servant, Isabella H (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William R Watson's household

Male

William R

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

William R

Watson

Son
Male

William

Kemlo

Brother-In-Law
Female

Isabella H

Dykes

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William R

Watson

Son

-

15

1866

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Kemlo

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella H

Dykes

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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