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Household of John Watson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Watson, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Harriet (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John Earnest (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Susannah (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Susannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Harriet

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Earnest

Watson

Son
Female

Susannah

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Female

Martha

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sheffield, 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

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Earnest

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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