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Household of John Watson (born 1831, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1831 in Audlem, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1849 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1873 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and Edward N (born 1876 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Samuel (born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1867 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

Edward N

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Baynton

Servant
Male

Charles

Dutton

Servant
Female

Maria

Allan

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Audlem, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Edward N

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Baynton

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Dutton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Allan

Servant

Single

24

1857

Jersey, Channel Islands

Mary Ann

Griffiths

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

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