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Household of John Watson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Watson, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine M (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Earnest (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas W (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Grace A (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Barbara A (born 1880 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann S Alexander, born in 1867 in -.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Watson

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Watson

Son
Male

Alfred

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas W

Watson

Son
Female

Grace A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Barbara A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ann S

Alexander

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, 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

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine M

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Earnest

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas W

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Grace A

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara A

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann S

Alexander

Servant

-

14

1867

-

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