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Household of John Watson (born 1856, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1856 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1858 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Isabella Watson, born in 1859 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

25

1856

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

23

1858

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Boarder

-

22

1859

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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