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Household of John Watson (born 1825, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth (Landward), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1825 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1822 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and John Alexr (born 1865 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth M H Thornthwaite, born in 1878 in England.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Helen

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Alexr

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth M H

Thornthwaite

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

56

1825

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John Alexr

Watson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M H

Thornthwaite

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

England

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