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Household of John Watson (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1833 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Watson, born in 1836 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Christina

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Christina

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

48

1833

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Watson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Watson

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Watson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Watson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Watson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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