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Household of William Watson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1831 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1838 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret C (born 1866 in Cumbernauld, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas P (born 1868 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Janet
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
Margaret C
Watson
Daughter
Thomas P
Watson
Son
Janet
Watson
Daughter
Jane
Watson
Daughter
Robert
Watson
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Bothwell, 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 | 50 | 1831 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret C | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Cumbernauld, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas P | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Watson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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