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Household of John S Watson (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 S Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Watson, born in 1855 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Watson, born in 1851 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William D (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Percival E (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1808 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John S's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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John S Watson's household

Male

John S

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Watson

Wife
Male

William D

Watson

Son
Male

John F

Watson

Son
Male

Percival E

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah

Brown

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Depledge

Sister In Law
First name(s) John S
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Watson

Head

Married

26

1855

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William D

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John F

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Percival E

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Brown

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Depledge

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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