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Household of John Watchman (born 1844, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Watchman and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watchman, born in 1844 in Gosforth, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Watchman, born in 1857 in Belmont, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1875 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1876 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Ross, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Watchman's household
John
Watchman
Head
Louisa
Watchman
Wife
Mary E
Watchman
Daughter
Matthew
Watchman
Son
John
Watchman
Son
Samuel
Watchman
Son
James
Ross
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watchman |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Gosforth, Northumberland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watchman | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Gosforth, Northumberland, England | |
Louisa | Watchman | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Belmont, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Watchman | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Nettlesworth, Durham, England | |
Matthew | Watchman | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Nettlesworth, Durham, England | |
John | Watchman | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Nettlesworth, Durham, England | |
Samuel | Watchman | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Nettlesworth, Durham, England | |
James | Ross | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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