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WATSON

Watson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

10469

0.3616

1.5589

Lancashire

5880

0.1696

0.7312

County Durham

5839

0.6718

2.8962

Lanarkshire

5056

0.5351

2.3069

London

5029

0.1721

0.7421

Northumberland

2841

0.6536

2.8177

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2253

0.5757

2.4817

Surrey

2159

0.1517

0.6538

Cumberland

1780

0.7077

3.0508

Kent

1658

0.1663

0.7171

Lincolnshire

1601

0.3428

1.4776

Norfolk

1471

0.3275

1.4118

Forfarshire (Angus)

1376

0.5084

2.1917

Aberdeenshire

1302

0.4812

2.0745

Fife

1254

0.7251

3.1259

Derbyshire

1128

0.2466

1.0632

Renfrewshire

1055

0.4660

2.0089

Warwickshire

1017

0.1380

0.5951

Nottinghamshire

991

0.2517

1.0849

Staffordshire

969

0.0983

0.4236

Essex

936

0.1623

0.6997

Ayrshire

845

0.3865

1.6661

Cheshire

777

0.1205

0.5194

Sussex

655

0.1330

0.5733

Cambridgeshire

614

0.3318

1.4305

Hampshire

567

0.0947

0.4082

Suffolk

551

0.1548

0.6675

Perthshire

544

0.4149

1.7886

Stirlingshire

522

0.4845

2.0885

Northamptonshire

491

0.1787

0.7703

Hertfordshire

486

0.2414

1.0404

Banffshire

469

0.7739

3.3364

Leicestershire

414

0.1278

0.5510

Dunbartonshire

365

0.4649

2.0043

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

324

0.4039

1.7411

Buckinghamshire

313

0.1772

0.7640

Devon

299

0.0492

0.2120

Kincardineshire

279

0.7843

3.3809

Dumfriesshire

256

0.3967

1.7101

Westmorland

239

0.3723

1.6048

Roxburghshire

227

0.4290

1.8493

Worcestershire

226

0.0592

0.2554

Gloucestershire

216

0.0377

0.1625

Berwickshire

210

0.5936

2.5590

Elginshire (Morayshire)

208

0.4582

1.9754

Oxfordshire

189

0.1048

0.4516

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

189

0.4296

1.8520

Somerset

168

0.0357

0.1540

Peeblesshire

165

1.2008

5.1765

Argyll

155

0.1906

0.8217

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

151

0.0297

0.1280

Huntingdonshire

148

0.2551

1.0999

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

143

0.3696

1.5931

Clackmannanshire

142

0.5886

2.5372

Berkshire

140

0.0638

0.2752

Wiltshire

139

0.0538

0.2319

Kirkcudbrightshire

134

0.3169

1.3660

Selkirkshire

116

0.4389

1.8920

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

97

0.0459

0.1980

Inverness-shire

91

0.1043

0.4497

Bedfordshire

89

0.0588

0.2536

Wigtownshire

88

0.2269

0.9780

Shropshire

88

0.0349

0.1503

Buteshire

74

0.4181

1.8022

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

66

0.2800

1.2071

Royal Navy

66

0.1896

0.8173

Kinross-shire

59

0.7989

3.4441

Isle of Man

57

0.1051

0.4529

Channel Islands

55

0.0635

0.2739

Cornwall

51

0.0154

0.0665

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

49

0.0624

0.2690

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

47

0.0426

0.1836

Sutherland

47

0.2092

0.9020

Dorset

46

0.0240

0.1034

Herefordshire

37

0.0309

0.1332

Rutland

36

0.1678

0.7235

Nairnshire

34

0.3813

1.6437

Caithness

30

0.0750

0.3233

Orkney

26

0.0809

0.3487

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

21

0.0178

0.0766

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

16

0.0299

0.1290

Anglesey / Sir Fon

13

0.0251

0.1082

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

13

0.0194

0.0837

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

12

0.0205

0.0885

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.0371

Zetland (Shetland)

6

0.0201

0.0867

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0175

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0060

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

1181

0.4939

2.1292

Govan

Lanarkshire

1029

0.4404

1.8984

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

850

0.5398

2.3272

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

760

0.4530

1.9529

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

612

0.6057

2.6112

Leeds

Yorkshire

570

0.3487

1.5032

Islington London

London

516

0.1822

0.7856

Gateshead

County Durham

499

0.7668

3.3058

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

466

0.6246

2.6928

Lambeth

Surrey

388

0.1523

0.6566

Hackney London

London

350

0.2137

0.9212

St Pancras London

London

340

0.1446

0.6233

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

328

0.7829

3.3752

Camberwell

Surrey

323

0.1731

0.7462

Birmingham

Warwickshire

305

0.1242

0.5355

Shoreditch London

London

296

0.2337

1.0076

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

296

0.5240

2.2590

Preston

Lancashire

292

0.3148

1.3572

Westoe

County Durham

289

0.5866

2.5286

Bethnal Green London

London

288

0.2269

0.9783

Top male forenames

John Watson
William Watson
Thomas Watson
George Watson
James Watson
Joseph Watson
Robert Watson
Henry Watson
Charles Watson
Edward Watson
Arthur Watson
Alfred Watson
Richard Watson
Samuel Watson
Walter Watson
Frederick Watson
Harry Watson
Albert Watson
Herbert Watson
Frank Watson
David Watson
Ernest Watson
Wm. Watson
Francis Watson
Isaac Watson
Fred Watson
Benjamin Watson
Thos. Watson
Edwin Watson
Ralph Watson
Peter Watson
Alexander Watson
Tom Watson
Christopher Watson
Stephen Watson
Daniel Watson
Geo. Watson
Matthew Watson
Andrew Watson
Jonathan Watson
Chas. Watson
Mark Watson
Michael Watson
Percy Watson
Fredk. Watson
Joshua Watson
Jacob Watson
Robt. Watson
Edmund Watson
Fredrick Watson

Top female forenames

Mary Watson
Elizabeth Watson
Sarah Watson
Jane Watson
Ann Watson
Margaret Watson
Annie Watson
Alice Watson
Hannah Watson
Eliza Watson
Emma Watson
Ellen Watson
Emily Watson
Martha Watson
Isabella Watson
Maria Watson
Ada Watson
Edith Watson
Harriet Watson
Florence Watson
Charlotte Watson
Caroline Watson
Fanny Watson
Louisa Watson
Frances Watson
Catherine Watson
Kate Watson
Lucy Watson
Agnes Watson
Anne Watson
Clara Watson
Susan Watson
Eleanor Watson
Esther Watson
Rebecca Watson
Susannah Watson
Rose Watson
Amelia Watson
Harriett Watson
Ruth Watson
Amy Watson
Ethel Watson
Jessie Watson
Matilda Watson
Dorothy Watson
Lydia Watson
Sophia Watson
Elizth. Watson
Minnie Watson
Rachel Watson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Annuitant
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Joiner
Blacksmith
General Labourer
General Servant
Farmers Son
Wife
Charwoman
Tailor
Butcher
Carpenter
No Occupation
Grocer
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Farmers Wife
Dress Maker
Worsted Weaver
Clerk
General Laborer
Engine Fitter
None
Shoemaker
Servant
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Stone Mason
Domestic Serv
Errand Boy
Laborer
General Serv
Housemaid
Milliner
Cook
Gardener
Farmer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
House Keeper
Lead Miner
General Servant Domestic
Farmers Daur