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Household of John Watson (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1831 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Watson, born in 1832 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Lizzie (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Susan

Watson

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Watson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Watson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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