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Household of James S Watson (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 S Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James S Watson, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James S was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elenor (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John W (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James S's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1821 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James S's Brother, William (born 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James S Watson's household

Male

James S

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Female

Elenor

Watson

Daughter
Male

John W

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dodds

Father In Law
Male

William

Dodds

Brother
First name(s) James S
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James S

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elenor

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

John W

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alexander

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Dodds

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Dodds

Brother

Single

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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