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Household of James Watson (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Watson, born in 1840 in Holborn, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles J (born 1871 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Harry (born 1873 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Arthur F (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Albert W (born 1880 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Eliza (born 1798 in Wookey, Somerset, England) and James's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1836 in Middlesex, England).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Sophia
Watson
Wife
Charles J
Watson
Son
Harry
Watson
Son
Arthur F
Watson
Son
Albert W
Watson
Son
Mary
Scott
Servant
Eliza
Frazer
Lodger
Charlotte
Noble
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sophia | Watson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Holborn, Middlesex, England | |
Charles J | Watson | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Camberwell, Surrey, England | |
Harry | Watson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Camberwell, Surrey, England | |
Arthur F | Watson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Camberwell, Surrey, England | |
Albert W | Watson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Camberwell, Surrey, England | |
Mary | Scott | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza | Frazer | Lodger | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Wookey, Somerset, England | |
Charlotte | Noble | Lodger | Single | 45 | 1836 | Middlesex, England |
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