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Household of John Watson (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1816 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Laing, born in 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Female

Helen

Laing

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

65

1816

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

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