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Household of John Watson (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1842 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1872 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jane F (born 1879 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Agnes Nichol, born in 1867 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
James
Watson
Son
Andrew
Watson
Son
Mary J
Watson
Daughter
John
Watson
Son
Jane F
Watson
Daughter
Agnes
Nichol
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Watson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane F | Watson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Nichol | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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