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Household of John Watson (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1828 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1829 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1852 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1858 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1863 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1865 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Laura (born 1869 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1872 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1850 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Laura

Watson

Daughter
Male

Willie

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Varley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

53

1828

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

23

1858

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

20

1861

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

18

1863

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Varley

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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