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Household of William Watters (born 1830, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 Watters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watters, born in 1830 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Watters, born in 1829 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James F (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Anderina (born 1866 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), John G (born 1869 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Watters's household

Male

William

Watters

Head
Female

Betsy

Watters

Wife
Male

William

Watters

Son
Female

Ann

Watters

Daughter
Male

James F

Watters

Son
Female

Anderina

Watters

Daughter
Male

John G

Watters

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watters

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watters

Head

Married

51

1830

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Watters

Wife

Married

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

William

Watters

Son

Married

21

1860

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Watters

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James F

Watters

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Anderina

Watters

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

John G

Watters

Son

-

12

1869

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watters

Daughter

-

10

1871

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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