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Household of Benjamin Watson (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Benjamin Watson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watson, born in 1827 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1825 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Mary Jane Hopkin, born in 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Watson's household

Male

Benjamin

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Hopkin

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Watson

Head

Married

54

1827

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Hopkin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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