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Household of John Watson (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 1811 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1836 in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice J, born 1866 in Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary E (born 1863 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1853 in Suffolk, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1868 in Bagham, Sussex, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Alice J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Cadman

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Gadger

Servant
Female

Alice

Norell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

70

1811

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice J

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Surrey, England

Mary E

Cadman

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Gadger

Servant

Widow

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Alice

Norell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Bagham, Sussex, England

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