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Household of William Watson (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1841 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1851 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1870 in England), William (born 1872 in England), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth G (born 1879 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Jeannie (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Francis Miller, born in 1855 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jeannie

Watson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

England

William

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

England

John

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Miller

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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