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Household of John Watson (born 1823, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1823 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1821 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1849 in Bollington, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Hannah (born 1876 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Sarah Ethel (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Entwistle

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Entwistle

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Ethel

Entwistle

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

58

1823

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Entwistle

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Mary Hannah

Entwistle

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ethel

Entwistle

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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