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Household of John Watson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1851 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Ireland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Ireland), John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1875 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, David (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mullen

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Muller

Visitor
Male

John

Muller

Visitor
Male

David

Muller

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

James

Watson

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mullen

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Margaret

Muller

Visitor

-

6

1875

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muller

Visitor

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Muller

Visitor

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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