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Household of John James Watson (born 1836)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 James Watson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Watson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Francis (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice M (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ethel G (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret M (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John James's Visitor, Thomas Turner, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John James Watson's household
John James
Watson
Head
Agnes
Watson
Wife
Francis
Watson
Son
Alice M
Watson
Daughter
Ethel G
Watson
Daughter
Margaret M
Watson
Daughter
Thomas
Turner
Visitor
| First name(s) | John James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John James | Watson | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | England | |
Agnes | Watson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Francis | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alice M | Watson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ethel G | Watson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret M | Watson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Turner | Visitor | Widower | 45 | 1836 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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