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Household of John Watson (born 1859, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1859 in Lasswade, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Watson, born in 1856 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1865 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Agnes

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Duncan

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Slater

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

22

1859

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Duncan

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Slater

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

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