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Household of William Watson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1837 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1838 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Gavin

Watson

Son
Female

Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanark, 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

44

1837

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Watson

Son

-

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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