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Household of William Watson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1836 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Catherine

Watson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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