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Household of John Watson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 1849 in Stanborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Polly Watson, born in 1850 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), John William (born 1871 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1879 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Dora (born 1881 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joshua Crawshaw, born in 1858 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Polly

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

John William

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Dora

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Crawshaw

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stanborough, 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

32

1849

Stanborough, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Watson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John William

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Dora

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Crawshaw

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

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