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Household of John Watson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1832 in Sleights, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Watson, born in 1835 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Anne (born 1859 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1864 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Isabel (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1869 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1872 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Anne

Watson

Wife
Female

Anne

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Isabel

Watson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sleights, 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

49

1832

Sleights, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Watson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Watson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Isabel

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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