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Household of John Watson (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1835 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1834 in Morayshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
Catherine
Watson
Daughter
John
Watson
Son
William
Paulin
Boarder
Joseph
Christie
Boarder
Hugh
Lennox
Boarder
William
Dick
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Paulin | Boarder | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Christie | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Hugh | Lennox | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Dick | Boarder | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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