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Household of John Watson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1845 in Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in West Hartlepool), Robert (born 1872 in West Hartlepool), William (born 1874 in West Hartlepool) and Alexander (born 1878 in West Hartlepool).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Milley, born in 1837 in Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

John

Milley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

West Hartlepool

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Hartlepool

William

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

West Hartlepool

Alexander

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool

John

Milley

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Scotland

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