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Household of George Watchman (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

George Watchman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watchman, born in 1839 in Shiney Row, Durham, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Watchman, born in 1839 in Shiney Row, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Robert (born 1865 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Mary (born 1872 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Penshaw, Durham, England) and Daniel (born 1879 in Penshaw, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1845 in Durham, England) and George's Brother In Law, Benjamin (born 1849 in Penshaw, Durham, England).


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George Watchman's household

Male

George

Watchman

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Watchman

Wife
Male

John

Watchman

Son
Male

Thomas

Watchman

Son
Male

Robert

Watchman

Son
Female

Margaret

Watchman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watchman

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Watchman

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Watchman

Son
Male

Robert

Hall

Brother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Hall

Brother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Watchman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shiney Row, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Watchman

Head

Married

42

1839

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Watchman

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shiney Row, Durham, England

John

Watchman

Son

Single

22

1859

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Thomas

Watchman

Son

Single

18

1863

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Robert

Watchman

Son

Single

16

1865

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Margaret

Watchman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Penshaw, Durham, England

Mary

Watchman

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penshaw, Durham, England

Eliza

Watchman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penshaw, Durham, England

Daniel

Watchman

Son

Single

2

1879

Penshaw, Durham, England

Robert

Hall

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Durham, England

Benjamin

Hall

Brother In Law

Single

32

1849

Penshaw, Durham, England

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