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Household of John Watson (born 1848, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1848 in Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Sarah E (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and James H (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Hannah (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and John's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Frank

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter
Male

James H

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Hanson

Sister In Law
Female

Eliza

Hanson

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

33

1848

Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frank

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James H

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Hanson

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Hanson

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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