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Household of John Watson (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson, born in 1847 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Russell (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Lilly (born 1854 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Russell

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

McLaren

Boarder
Female

Lilly

Crawford

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Russell

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilly

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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