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Household of William Watson (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1846 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Catherine Brennan, born in 1846 in Ireland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brennan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

John

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Brennan

Sister-In-Law

-

35

1846

Ireland

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