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Household of John Sonie Watson (born 1833, Fife)

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 Sonie Watson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sonie Watson, born in 1833 in Pittenweem, Fife, consisted of 3 members. John Sonie was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth J, born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John Sonie's House Keeper, Mary Ann Swaney, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland.


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John Sonie Watson's household

Male

John Sonie

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Swaney

House Keeper
First name(s) John Sonie
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Sonie

Watson

Head

Widower

48

1833

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Swaney

House Keeper

Unmarried

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

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