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Household of William West Watson (born 1814, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 West Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William West Watson, born in 1814 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William West was the head of the household, married to Jane L G Watson, born in 1813 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane G, born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William West's Servant, Jessie (born 1850 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland), William West's Servant, Jane (born 1841 in Ireland), William West's Servant, Euphemia (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William West's Servant, Helen (born 1855 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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William West Watson's household

Male

William West

Watson

Head
Female

Jane L G

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McGregor

Servant
Female

Jane

Knox

Servant
Female

Euphemia

McRury

Servant
Female

Helen

Howie

Servant
First name(s) William West
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William West

Watson

Head

Married

67

1814

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane L G

Watson

Wife

Married

68

1813

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane G

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Knox

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

Euphemia

McRury

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Howie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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