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Household of John Watson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1844 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1845 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George S (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Earnest (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie F (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

George S

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Earnest

Watson

Son
Female

Annie F

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Wiseman

Visitor
Male

James

Watson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

George S

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie F

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wiseman

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Norwich, Norfolk, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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