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Household of William Watson (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1853 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1877 in Ireland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Eliza Crawford, born in 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Crawford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

William

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Ireland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Crawford

Servant

-

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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