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Household of John Watson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1840 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1835 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Neilson (born 1867 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas B (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Marion (born 1806 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Sister, Margaret (born 1847 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
Mary Neilson
Watson
Daughter
Robert
Watson
Son
Thomas B
Watson
Son
Marion
Ballantyne
Mother-In-Law
Margaret
Watson
Sister
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, 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 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Neilson | Watson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Watson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas B | Watson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Ballantyne | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Sister | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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