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Household of Alfred Watson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alfred Watson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Watson, born in 1841 in East Hardwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah Ann (born 1864 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England), Annie L (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Jane H (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Rose A (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Ernest C (born 1877 in East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude F (born 1879 in East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England) and Percy E (born 1880 in East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Thomas (born 1844 in Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Belf (born 1865 in Smeaton, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Henry (born 1866 in Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England).


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Alfred Watson's household

Male

Alfred

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Annie L

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Watson

Daughter
Male

Ernest C

Watson

Son
Female

Gertrude F

Watson

Daughter
Male

Percy E

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Servant
Male

Belf

Ward

Servant
Male

Henry

Waid

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alfred

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England

Annie L

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Jane H

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Rose A

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Ernest C

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude F

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Percy E

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

East Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Mitchell

Servant

Single

37

1844

Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England

Belf

Ward

Servant

Single

16

1865

Smeaton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Waid

Servant

Single

15

1866

Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England

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