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Household of John Watson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brodick, Buteshire, 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 1840 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Watson, born in 1847 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1880 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Neil (born 1863 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1835 in Hutton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Grace

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

McQueen

Servant
Female

Mary

Jardine

Servant
Male

Neil

Sillars

Servant
Male

James

Bell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crawfordjohn, 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

41

1840

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

George

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

McQueen

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

Jardine

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Neil

Sillars

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

James

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Hutton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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