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Household of John Watson (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1858 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Watson, born in 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1820 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Watson

Wife
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

James W

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Wareing

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Wareing

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Watson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James W

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wareing

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wareing

Lodger

Married

61

1820

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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