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Household of William Watt (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East 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 Watt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watt, born in 1851 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watt, born in 1851 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, John Runar, born in 1842 in England.


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William Watt's household

Male

William

Watt

Head
Female

Margaret

Watt

Wife
Female

Isabella

Watt

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Male

William

Watt

Son
Female

Jane

Watt

Daughter
Male

John

Runar

-
First name(s) William
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watt

Head

Married

30

1851

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Wife

Married

30

1851

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Watt

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Watt

Son

-

3

1878

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Watt

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Runar

-

Unmarried

39

1842

England

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