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Household of William Watt (born 1813, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 Watt and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watt, born in 1813 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watt, born in 1833 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary L (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine E (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane M (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James M (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret F (born 1829 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret R (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1853 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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William Watt's household

Male

William

Watt

Head
Female

Jane

Watt

Wife
Female

Mary L

Watt

Daughter
Female

Catherine E

Watt

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Watt

Daughter
Female

Jane M

Watt

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Male

James M

Watt

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watt

Daughter
Female

Margaret F

Hunter

Servant
Female

Margaret R

Macdonald

Servant
Female

Margaret Ann

Fitzpatrick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watt

Head

Married

68

1813

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Wife

Married

48

1833

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary L

Watt

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine E

Watt

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Watt

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane M

Watt

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James M

Watt

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watt

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret F

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

52

1829

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Fitzpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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