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Household of James Watson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1839 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jannet Watson, born in 1837 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1871 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Lawson, born in 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Jannet
Watson
Wife
James
Watson
Son
Christina
Watson
Daughter
John
Watson
Son
John
Lawson
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jannet | Watson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Watson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Lawson | Lodger | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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