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Household of John Watson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 1852 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Jane Watson, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph Wm (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret Emily (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1841 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Agnes Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

Joseph Wm

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Emily

Watson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Johnston

Servant
Male

Joseph

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Agnes Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Joseph Wm

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Margaret Emily

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Johnston

Servant

Single

17

1864

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Jones

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Stratford, Essex, England

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