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Household of John Watson (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1828 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Watson, born in 1830 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David D (born 1859 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1865 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1816 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Eliza
Watson
Wife
David D
Watson
Son
James
Watson
Son
Isabella
Watson
Daughter
Mary
Watson
Daughter
James
Taylor
Servant
George
Clark
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Watson | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
David D | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Taylor | Servant | Unmarried | 65 | 1816 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Clark | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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