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Household of James Watson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1849 in Hedon, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Y Watson, born in 1856 in Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1881 in Hedon, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Scotland) and James's Servant, Albert (born 1863 in Hedon, Yorkshire, England).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret Y

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gavin

Servant
Female

Annie

Mc Fadyen

Servant
Female

Jessie

Scott

Servant
Male

Albert

Coates

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hedon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Hedon, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Y

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hedon, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Gavin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Scotland

Annie

Mc Fadyen

Servant

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Albert

Coates

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hedon, Yorkshire, England

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