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Household of John Watson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 1855 in Auchinairn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1853 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1873 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
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John Watson's household
John
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
William
Watson
Son
Archibald
Buchanan
Son
Margaret
Buchanan
Daughter
Jane
Watson
Daughter
John
Simpson
Boarder
John
Bryson
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Auchinairn, 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 | 26 | 1855 | Auchinairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Watson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Buchanan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Buchanan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Simpson | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Bryson | Boarder | Widower | 30 | 1851 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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