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Household of William Watson (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Watson, born in 1847 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Calder, born in 1860 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Annie

Watson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Calder

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Calder

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

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