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Household of John Watson (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 1849 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothea R Watson, born in 1847 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie R (born 1873 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert S (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Isabella S (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Walter S (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Dorothea R

Watson

Wife
Female

Maggie R

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella S

Watson

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter S

Watson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Dorothea R

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie R

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert S

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Watson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Williamina

Watson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter S

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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