Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John H Watson (born 1837, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 H Watson and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Watson, born in 1837 in Mitcham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1846 in Brompton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Alice (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), John Thos T (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England), Esther M (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Amy Dora (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England), Percy Elige (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Alfred Edw (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John H's Servant, Margaret Brownhaw, born in 1864 in Ingleby Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John H Watson's household

Male

John H

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Thos T

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Esther M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Amy Dora

Watson

Daughter
Male

Percy Elige

Watson

Son
Male

Alfred Edw

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Brownhaw

Servant
First name(s) John H
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Mitcham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

John Thos T

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Esther M

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Amy Dora

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Percy Elige

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Alfred Edw

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Brownhaw

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ingleby Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John H Watson in Darlington in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John H Watson

We’ve found John H Watson in 868 family trees. Find out more about John H Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census