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Household of John Watson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1832 in Walston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Watson, born in 1833 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1857 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Marion

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

49

1832

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Watson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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