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Household of John Watson (born 1799, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1799 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Watson, born in 1820 in Chatham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1803 in Frome, Somerset, England) and John's Nurse Child, Ethel (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Eliza

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Watson

Mother
Female

Ethel

Acworth

Nurse Child
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

82

1799

Frome, Somerset, England

Eliza

Watson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah

Watson

Mother

Married

78

1803

Frome, Somerset, England

Ethel

Acworth

Nurse Child

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

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