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Household of John Watson (born 1848, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1848 in Cambo, Kinrossshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in England), George (born 1876 in England) and Peter (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Janet Finlayson, born in 1817 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Peter

Watson

Son
Female

Janet

Finlayson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cambo, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

33

1848

Cambo, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

-

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

7

1874

England

George

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

England

Peter

Watson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Finlayson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Perthshire, Scotland

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