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Household of John Gibson Watson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Gibson Watson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson Watson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 13 members. John Gibson was the head of the household, married to Mary E Watson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; C M W (born 1866 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), M M (born 1868 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), M C (born 1870 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and W West (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Gibson's Niece, C B (born 1865 in Ireland), John Gibson's Governess, C E (born 1857 in -), John Gibson's Svt, Maria (born 1847 in Sussex, England), John Gibson's Svt, Louisa (born 1845 in Northiam, Sussex, England), John Gibson's Svt, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), John Gibson's Svt, Susan (born 1863 in Ireland) and John Gibson's Svt, Margaret (born 1865 in Ireland).


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John Gibson Watson's household

Male

John Gibson

Watson

Head
Female

Mary E

Watson

Wife
Female

C M W

Watson

Daughter
Female

M M

Watson

Daughter
Female

M C

Watson

Daughter
Female

C B

Sonyly

Niece
Female

C E

Chiaholm

Governess
Male

W West

Watson

Son
Female

Maria

Morley

Svt
Female

Louisa

King

Svt
Female

Elizabeth

Drew

Svt
Female

Susan

Gallagher

Svt
Female

Margaret

Dobbin

Svt
First name(s) John Gibson
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Gibson

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Mary E

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

C M W

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Paddington, Middlesex, England

M M

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Paddington, Middlesex, England

M C

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Paddington, Middlesex, England

C B

Sonyly

Niece

Single

16

1865

Ireland

C E

Chiaholm

Governess

Single

24

1857

-

W West

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Maria

Morley

Svt

Single

34

1847

Sussex, England

Louisa

King

Svt

Single

36

1845

Northiam, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Drew

Svt

Single

27

1854

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Susan

Gallagher

Svt

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Margaret

Dobbin

Svt

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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