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Household of John Watson (born 1816, Midlothian)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1816 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert H A (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Allison G (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1814 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
Robert H A
Watson
Son
Jessie
Watson
Daughter
Allison G
Patterson
Servant
Mary
Knox
Servant
Janet
Graham
Servant
Jessie
Horsburgh
Servant
Elizabeth
Ellis
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert H A | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Allison G | Patterson | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Knox | Servant | Unmarried | 67 | 1814 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Graham | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Horsburgh | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ellis | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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