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Household of William Watson (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1840 in Banff, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1842 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Lizzie B (born 1871 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Ada A (born 1880 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1839 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Nephew, George Adam (born 1860 in Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Martha (born 1854 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Whitehills, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jessie

Watson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie B

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Ada A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Sellar

Sister-In-Law
Male

George Adam

Bruce

Nephew
Female

Martha

Cheyne

Servant
Female

Isabella

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Lizzie B

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Ada A

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Barbara

Sellar

Sister-In-Law

Widow

42

1839

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Adam

Bruce

Nephew

Unmarried

21

1860

Banffshire, Scotland

Martha

Cheyne

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Whitehills, Banffshire, Scotland

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