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Household of John S Watson (born 1853, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 S Watson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Watson, born in 1853 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1853 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert H (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Visitor, Jessie A (born 1863 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John S's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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John S Watson's household
John S
Watson
Head
Isabella
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
Robert H
Watson
Son
Jessie A
Hately
Visitor
John
Hately
Boarder
| First name(s) | John S |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John S | Watson | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Watson | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert H | Watson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie A | Hately | Visitor | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Hately | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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