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Household of John Watson (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 1843 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ella (born 1875 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Frances Bovey, born in 1863 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Ella

Watson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Bovey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ella

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Frances

Bovey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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