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Household of John Watson (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland Parish, 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 1834 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson, born in 1838 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Janet

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Old Monkland, 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

47

1834

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Watson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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