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Household of John Watson (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cadder (East), 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 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Watson, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen M (born 1879 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Edward (born 1849 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Ireland).


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John Watson's household

Male

John

Watson

Head
Female

Ellen

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ellen M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Edward

McBride

Boarder
Male

John

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watson

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Ellen

Watson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Jane

Watson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen M

Watson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

McBride

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Ireland

John

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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