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Household of William Watson (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1845 in England. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1879 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane McMillan, born in 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Watson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lanark, 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

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

England

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Watson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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