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Household of William Watson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, 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 1826 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Watson, born in 1830 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1851 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1865 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Anne (born 1873 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Christina (born 1867 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Anne

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Wood

-
Female

Christina

Bain

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdour, 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

55

1826

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Watson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Wood

-

-

8

1873

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Bain

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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