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Household of William Watson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Watson, born in 1850 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James W (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet H (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes T (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William T (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Janet H (born 1814 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Jane (born 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Elisabeth
Watson
Wife
James W
Watson
Son
Janet H
Watson
Daughter
Agnes T
Watson
Daughter
William T
Watson
Son
Janet H
Watson
Mother
Thomas
Watson
Nephew
Jane
McPhail
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Watson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
James W | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet H | Watson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes T | Watson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William T | Watson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet H | Watson | Mother | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Watson | Nephew | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McPhail | Visitor | Married | 39 | 1842 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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