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Household of John Watson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1854 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Watson, born in 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Roger (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Roger

Watson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Roger

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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