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Household of Ambrose Watson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Ambrose Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Watson, born in 1839 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1839 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William H (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph H (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1872 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Daniel (born 1875 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ambrose's Servant, Mary Stockdale, born in 1865 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.


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Ambrose Watson's household

Male

Ambrose

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

William H

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph H

Watson

Son
Male

John J

Watson

Son
Male

Daniel

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Stockdale

Servant
First name(s) Ambrose
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ambrose

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William H

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph H

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John J

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Daniel

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Mary

Stockdale

Servant

Single

16

1865

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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