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Household of Alexander Watson (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alexander Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Letitia Watson, born in 1845 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Charles E (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Christiana (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Letitia M (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Alexander S (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Harriet (born 1856 in Lincolnshire, England) and Alexander's Lodger, John B (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Watson's household

Male

Alexander

Watson

Head
Female

Letitia

Watson

Wife
Male

Charles E

Watson

Son
Female

Christiana

Watson

Daughter
Female

Letitia M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alexander S

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Harriet

Simpson

Visitor
Male

John B

Kerr

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Letitia

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

Charles E

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Christiana

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Letitia M

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Alexander S

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Harriet

Simpson

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Lincolnshire, England

John B

Kerr

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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