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Household of John Watts (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

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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 Watts and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watts, born in 1838 in Modbury, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watts, born in 1836 in Bigbury, Devon, England. They had 8 children; John Thomas (born 1861 in Modbury, Devon, England), George (born 1863 in Modbury, Devon, England), James Melvon (born 1864 in Modbury, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Wembury, Devon, England), Carrie (born 1869 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England), William (born 1872 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1874 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Wembury, Devon, England).


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John Watts's household

Male

John

Watts

Head
Female

Mary

Watts

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Watts

Son
Male

George

Watts

Son
Male

James Melvon

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter
Female

Carrie

Watts

Daughter
Male

William

Watts

Son
Female

Mary

Watts

Daughter
Female

Ann

Watts

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Modbury, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watts

Head

Married

43

1838

Modbury, Devon, England

Mary

Watts

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bigbury, Devon, England

John Thomas

Watts

Son

Single

20

1861

Modbury, Devon, England

George

Watts

Son

Single

18

1863

Modbury, Devon, England

James Melvon

Watts

Son

Single

17

1864

Modbury, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wembury, Devon, England

Carrie

Watts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lanlivery, Cornwall, England

William

Watts

Son

Single

9

1872

Lanlivery, Cornwall, England

Mary

Watts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lanlivery, Cornwall, England

Ann

Watts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wembury, Devon, England

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