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Household of John B Watson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.
John B Watson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Watson, born in 1831 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie G (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie G (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas G (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John B's Servant, Mary McPhale, born in 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
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John B Watson's household
John B
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
James
Watson
Son
Jessie G
Watson
Daughter
Maggie G
Watson
Daughter
Thomas G
Watson
Son
John B
Watson
Son
Mary
McPhale
Servant
| First name(s) | John B |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John B | Watson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie G | Watson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie G | Watson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas G | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John B | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McPhale | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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