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Household of James B Watt (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 B Watt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James B Watt, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. James B was the head of the household, married to Jane Watt, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Helen S (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Mary G (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James B's Mother In Law, Helen (born 1827 in Scotland), James B's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James B's Servant, Catharine (born 1861 in Ireland) and James B's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James B Watt's household

Male

James B

Watt

Head
Female

Jane

Watt

Wife
Female

Helen S

Watt

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Watt

Daughter
Female

Helen

Jupp

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Jupp

Brother In Law
Female

Catharine

Downes

Servant
Female

Jane

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) James B
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James B

Watt

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Jane

Watt

Wife

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Helen S

Watt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary G

Watt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Helen

Jupp

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Scotland

Robert

Jupp

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Downes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Jane

Harrison

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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