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Household of John Watson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, 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 1840 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1842 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Harriett (born 1866 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1867 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Estill (born 1873 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1875 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Eston, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Eston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Hannah Smith, born in 1805 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Harriett

Watson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Estill

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Frederick

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scarborough, 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

41

1840

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Eston, Yorkshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Estill

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Eston, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Yorkshire, England

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