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Household of John Watson (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1844 in Birchington, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1843 in Bethersden, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1868 in Bridge, Kent, England), Horace W (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Arthur J (born 1875 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Bertha M (born 1879 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

Horace W

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur J

Watson

Son
Female

Bertha M

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Birchington, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Birchington, Kent, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bethersden, Kent, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bridge, Kent, England

Horace W

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Arthur J

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Canterbury, Kent, England

Bertha M

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canterbury, Kent, England

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