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Household of John Watson (born 1819, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1819 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1822 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1845 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1857 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England), Alice A (born 1857 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England), John A (born 1864 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England) and Charles E (born 1868 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Albert, born 1874 in Brompton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1860 in Ruston, Yorkshire, England), John's Lab, John (born 1826 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lab, William (born 1821 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Albert

Watson

Son
Female

Alice A

Watson

Daughter
Male

John A

Watson

Son
Male

Charles E

Watson

Son
Male

Albert

Lightfoot

Grand Son
Male

George

Bell

Servant
Male

John

Bennet

Lab
Male

William

Smith

Lab
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

62

1819

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

36

1845

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Watson

Son

Single

24

1857

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Watson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

John A

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Lightfoot

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

George

Bell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ruston, Yorkshire, England

John

Bennet

Lab

Single

55

1826

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Lab

Married

60

1821

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

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