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Household of William Watson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1850 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1850 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Agnes

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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