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Household of William Watson (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawfordjohn, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1813 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1843 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1865 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet A (born 1877 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hariot (born 1880 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1826 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Janet
Watson
Wife
Catherine
Watson
Daughter
Jane
Watson
Daughter
James
Watson
Son
Janet A
Watson
Daughter
Hariot
Watson
Daughter
Robert
Tweedie
Servant
Helen
Steel
Servant
Mary
Dunsmore
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 68 | 1813 | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Watson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet A | Watson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hariot | Watson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Tweedie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Steel | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dunsmore | Lodger | Widow | 55 | 1826 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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