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Household of Benjamin Watson (born 1838, Yorkshire)
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.
Benjamin Watson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watson, born in 1838 in Whiston, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Watson, born in 1842 in Dunsford, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Caroline (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Fanny Jukes, born in 1851 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.
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Benjamin Watson's household
Benjamin
Watson
Head
Ellen
Watson
Wife
Ellen
Watson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
Sarah A
Watson
Daughter
Fanny
Watson
Daughter
Caroline
Watson
Daughter
Annie
Watson
Daughter
Fanny
Jukes
Lodger
Herbert
Jukes
Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Whiston, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Watson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Whiston, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dunsford, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Dukinfield, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Dukinfield, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah A | Watson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Fanny | Watson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Caroline | Watson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Watson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Fanny | Jukes | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Herbert | Jukes | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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