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Household of George Watson (born 1815, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watson, born in 1815 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1821 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1843 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Jane (born 1866 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England), George (born 1869 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, William Evans, born in 1855 in Somerset, England.
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George Watson's household
George
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
Mary
Akenhead
Daughter
Jane
Akenhead
Grand Daughter
George
Akenhead
Grand Son
Elizabeth A
Akenhead
Grand Daughter
William
Evans
Lodger
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Lumley, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Watson | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Durham, England | |
Mary | Akenhead | Daughter | Widow | 38 | 1843 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Jane | Akenhead | Grand Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sherburn Hill, Durham, England | |
George | Akenhead | Grand Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Sherburn Hill, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth A | Akenhead | Grand Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Sherburn Hill, Durham, England | |
William | Evans | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Somerset, England |
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