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Household of George Watson (born 1825, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Watson, born in 1825 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1826 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1850 in South Shields, Durham, England), George (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), John T (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Oserlar (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, William Slater, born in 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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George Watson's household

Male

George

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

John T

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Oserlar

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Slater

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Watson

Head

Married

56

1825

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

55

1826

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

31

1850

South Shields, Durham, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

John T

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Oserlar

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Slater

Boarder

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

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