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Household of William Watson (born 1854, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nairn, Nairn, 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 1854 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Watson, born in 1851 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander W (born 1876 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1878 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William McLeod, born in 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Annie

Watson

Wife
Male

Alexander W

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

Donald

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

William

McLeod

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

27

1854

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Donald

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

William

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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