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Household of Benjamin Watson (born 1855, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watson, born in 1855 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Esther Watson, born in 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1879 in Jump, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, George (born 1848 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England).
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Benjamin Watson's household
Benjamin
Watson
Head
Esther
Watson
Wife
Fred
Watson
Son
Frank
Watson
Son
Ellen
Watson
Daughter
William
Kennedy
Boarder
George
Vardy
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Elsecar, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Watson | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Elsecar, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Watson | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Watson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Frank | Watson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Jump, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hoyland, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Kennedy | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Vardy | Boarder | Single | 33 | 1848 | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
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