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Household of John Holt Watson (born 1859, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Holt Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holt Watson, born in 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John Holt was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Mary Hannah (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Holt's Brother, James (born 1850 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John Holt's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1813 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John Holt's Lodger Head, James (born 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Holt Watson's household

Male

John Holt

Watson

Head
Male

James

Watson

Brother
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Servant
Male

James

Whitehead

Lodger Head
Female

Eliza Ann

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Mary Hannah

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

James

Whitehead

Son
First name(s) John Holt
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Holt

Watson

Head

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Watson

Brother

Single

31

1850

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Servant

Single

68

1813

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Whitehead

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Whitehead

Wife

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Whitehead

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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