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Household of John Watson (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1820 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1836 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Charles E, born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1847 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and John's Lodger, John J (born 1852 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

Charles E

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Baker

Boarder
Male

John J

Keeping

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

61

1820

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Charles

Baker

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Lewes, Sussex, England

John J

Keeping

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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