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Household of John B Watson (born 1851, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Watson, born in 1851 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Martha Watson, born in 1854 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John B's Boarder, Kenneth Clark, born in 1862 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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John B Watson's household

Male

John B

Watson

Head
Female

Martha

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) John B
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Watson

Head

Married

30

1851

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Martha

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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