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Household of John Watson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Watson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; David (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Groom, born in 1819 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Watson

Wife
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Groom

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Groom

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Chester, Cheshire, England

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