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Household of William Watson (born 1842, 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1842 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Watson, born in 1848 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1871 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1875 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arthur A (born 1880 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Joseph R (born 1881 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Annie

Watson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur A

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph R

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
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

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert A

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur A

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph R

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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