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Household of John Watson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1817 in Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1813 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1849 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Hannah (born 1812 in Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Samuel (born 1824 in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

John W

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Watson

Sister
Male

Samuel

Chester

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Sutton on Derwent, 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

64

1817

Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

68

1813

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

32

1849

York, Yorkshire, England

John W

Watson

Son

Single

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Sister

Single

69

1812

Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Chester

Visitor

Married

57

1824

Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, England

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