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Household of John Watson (born 1810, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1810 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1812 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Betsey, born 1837 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England) and Eliza Jane (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Gand Son, John William (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Gand Son, Charles Edward (born 1873 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Betsey

Calvert

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Calvert

Grand Daughter
Male

John William

Calvert

Gand Son
Male

Charles Edward

Calvert

Gand Son
Female

Eliza Jane

Calvert

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

71

1810

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

69

1812

Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Calvert

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Calvert

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

John William

Calvert

Gand Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Charles Edward

Calvert

Gand Son

Single

8

1873

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Jane

Calvert

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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