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Household of John Watson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1843 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Watson, born in 1846 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Regina (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Child, Willie Senior (Watson), born in 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Watson

Wife
Male

Harry

Watson

Son
Female

Edith

Watson

Daughter
Female

Regina

Watson

Daughter
Female

Willie

Senior (Watson)

Adopted Child
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Regina

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Senior (Watson)

Adopted Child

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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