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Household of John Watson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1849 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1854 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Jane McMillan, born in 1852 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

McMillan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

2

1879

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Watson

Son

-

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McMillan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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