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Household of John Watson (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilrenny, Fife, 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 1831 in Cellardyke, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Watson, born in 1832 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1856 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1860 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Jane Lyall, born in 1841 in Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Jemima

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lyall

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Watson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

-

15

1866

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Lyall

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

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