Robert Short
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Household of John Watson (born 1829, Hertfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1829 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Watson, born in 1838 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Adelaide L (born 1855 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Sarah A (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Flora A (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Stephen (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza Jones, born in 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Sarah Ann
Watson
Wife
Adelaide L
Watson
Daughter
Sarah A
Watson
Daughter
Flora A
Watson
Daughter
Stephen
Watson
Son
Eliza
Jones
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Hertfordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Hertfordshire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Watson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Swaffham, Norfolk, England | |
Adelaide L | Watson | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Spitalfields, Middlesex, England | |
Sarah A | Watson | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Flora A | Watson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Stephen | Watson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza | Jones | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
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