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Household of John Watson (born 1843)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marjory Davidson Watson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Wardon (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George William Cockburn (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Cairns (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, John (born 1814 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Margaret (born 1870 in England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Marjory Davidson
Watson
Wife
John Wardon
Watson
Son
George William Cockburn
Watson
Son
Margaret
Watson
Daughter
James Cairns
Watson
Son
Marjory
Watson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
John
Cockburn
Father-In-Law
Margaret
Cockburn
Niece
Mary
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Watson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Ireland | |
Marjory Davidson | Watson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John Wardon | Watson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George William Cockburn | Watson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James Cairns | Watson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marjory | Watson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cockburn | Father-In-Law | Married | 67 | 1814 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cockburn | Niece | - | 11 | 1870 | England | |
Mary | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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