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Household of John A Watson (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ticehurst, Sussex, 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.

John A Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Watson, born in 1850 in Burwash, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1849 in Langdon, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Edward J (born 1877 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England), Bessie A (born 1880 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England) and Kate J (born 1881 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and John A's Lodger, Ebenezer (born 1865 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England).


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John A Watson's household

Male

John A

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

Edward J

Watson

Son
Female

Bessie A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Kate J

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Hobday

Lodger
Male

Ebenezer

Backam

Lodger
First name(s) John A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Burwash, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

Burwash, Sussex, England

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Langdon, Kent, England

Edward J

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Bessie A

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Kate J

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

William

Hobday

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ebenezer

Backam

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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