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Household of James Watson (born 1839)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Watson and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily A Watson, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Matilda (born 1874 in India), Blanche (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1857 in Ireland), James's Niece, Edith (born 1881 in Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1837 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Lucy (born 1861 in Devon, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Devon, England) and James's Servant, Hannah (born 1831 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Emily A
Watson
Wife
Matilda
Watson
Daughter
Blanche
Watson
Daughter
Herbert
Watson
Son
Maria
Brown
Sister In Law
Edith
Brown
Niece
Eliza
Tamer
Servant
Mary
Harvey
Servant
Lucy
Murrin
Servant
Elizabeth
Adams
Servant
Hannah
Aston
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Scotland | |
Emily A | Watson | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Scotland | |
Matilda | Watson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | India | |
Blanche | Watson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Middlesex, England | |
Herbert | Watson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Brown | Sister In Law | Married | 24 | 1857 | Ireland | |
Edith | Brown | Niece | Single | 0 | 1881 | Middlesex, England | |
Eliza | Tamer | Servant | Single | 44 | 1837 | Westbury, Wiltshire, England | |
Mary | Harvey | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England | |
Lucy | Murrin | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Adams | Servant | Married | 29 | 1852 | Devon, England | |
Hannah | Aston | Servant | Widow | 50 | 1831 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
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