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Household of John Watson (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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 1847 in Stanhope, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1844 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1869 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Emerson (born 1872 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and John R (born 1877 in Stanhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary H Rutherford, born in 1864 in Stanhope, Durham, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Emerson

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

John R

Watson

Son
Female

Mary H

Rutherford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stanhope, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Stanhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stanhope, Durham, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Stanhope, Durham, England

Emerson

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Stanhope, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stanhope, Durham, England

John R

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Stanhope, Durham, England

Mary H

Rutherford

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stanhope, Durham, England

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