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Household of John Watson (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1838 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1839 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marion (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George T (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry W R (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Taylor, born in 1842 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Marion

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Watson

Daughter
Male

George T

Watson

Son
Male

Henry W R

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Taylor

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George T

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry W R

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

39

1842

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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