| Census: | 1861 |
| County: | Aberdeenshire (ABD) |
| District: | Old Machar |
| Civil Parish: | Old Machar |
| Ecclesiastical Parish: | Gilcomston |
| Piece: | 168 |
| Enumeration District: | 5 |
| Folio: | 0 |
| Page: | 47 |
| Schedule: | 320 |
| House Number: | |
| House or Street Name: | Short Loanings |
| Surname | Forenames | Relationship | Marital Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Place | Disability | Notes |
| WATSON | John | Head | M | M | 40 | Flax Mill Overseer | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | 3 rooms | |
| WATSON | Isabella | Wife | M | F | 39 | Ireland | - | |||
| WATSON | Mary | Dau | U | F | 18 | Flax Mill Spinner | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| WATSON | Isabella | Dau | U | F | 15 | Flax Mill Preparer | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| WATSON | Margaret | Dau | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| WATSON | Helen | Dau | - | F | 9 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| WATSON | Lilly | Dau | - | F | 6 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| WATSON | Elizabeth | Dau | - | F | 3 | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | |||
| WATSON | Violet | Dau | - | F | 1 | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar |