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Household of Ben Watson (born 1835, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.
Ben Watson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Watson, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Albert (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Boarder, Levy Hitton, born in 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
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Ben Watson's household
Ben
Watson
Head
Hannah
Watson
Wife
Albert
Watson
Son
Robert
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
Sarah
Watson
Daughter
Mary J
Watson
Daughter
Hannah
Watson
Daughter
Levy
Hitton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Ben |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben | Watson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Watson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Albert | Watson | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Watson | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
William | Watson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Watson | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Mary J | Watson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Watson | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Levy | Hitton | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
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