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Household of William Watson (born 1851, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1851 in Kemback, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mcc Watson, born in 1852 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1876 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Peart, born in 1847 in England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary Mcc

Watson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Peart

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kemback, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

30

1851

Kemback, Fife, Scotland

Mary Mcc

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Peart

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

England

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