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Household of Peter Watson (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, 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.

Peter Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Watson, born in 1815 in Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1825 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1861 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son-In-Law, Thomas (born 1857 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter's Grandson, Thomas (born 1881 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Peter Watson's household

Male

Peter

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

Peter

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

McClurg

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McClurg

Son-In-Law
Male

Thomas

McClurg

Grandson
First name(s) Peter
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Watson

Head

Married

66

1815

Carmunnock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Watson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

McClurg

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McClurg

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

McClurg

Grandson

-

0

1881

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

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