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Household of James A Watson (born 1854, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

James A Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Watson, born in 1854 in Shoeburyness, Essex, consisted of 6 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Watson, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John J (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Clara E (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emily J (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James A's Half Sister, Emily J Piper, born in 1865 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.


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James A Watson's household

Male

James A

Watson

Head
Female

Eliza A

Watson

Wife
Male

John J

Watson

Son
Female

Clara E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emily J

Piper

Half Sister
First name(s) James A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shoeburyness, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Watson

Head

Married

27

1854

Shoeburyness, Essex, England

Eliza A

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John J

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara E

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Piper

Half Sister

Single

16

1865

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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