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Household of John Watson (born 1854, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Emily Watson, born in 1857 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Anne Olliver (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and John Robt (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, William Tenans, born in 1817 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Eliza Emily

Watson

Wife
Female

Anne Olliver

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Robt

Watson

Son
Male

William

Tenans

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Eliza Emily

Watson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Anne Olliver

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

John Robt

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Tenans

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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