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Household of John R Watson (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 R Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Watson, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Margaretta Watson, born in 1838 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Ada (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sydney Earl (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William H (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Annie Florence (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John Bacon (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John R Watson's household

Male

John R

Watson

Head
Female

Margaretta

Watson

Wife
Female

Ada

Watson

Daughter
Male

Sydney Earl

Watson

Son
Male

William H

Watson

Son
Female

Annie Florence

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Bacon

Watson

Son
Female

Ethel

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John R
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Watson

Head

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaretta

Watson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Darlington, Durham, England

Ada

Watson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sydney Earl

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

William H

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Annie Florence

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

John Bacon

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethel

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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