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Household of Hannah Watson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Hannah Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hannah Watson, born in 1839 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Hannah was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Henry (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1862 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1866 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), John J (born 1872 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England), Ruth (born 1874 in Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hannah's Boarder, Edward (born 1814 in Billingham, Northumberland, England), Hannah's Boarder, John (born 1835 in Durham, England) and Hannah's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Shireoaks, Durham, England).


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Hannah Watson's household

Female

Hannah

Watson

Head
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Male

Mark

Watson

Son
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

John J

Watson

Son
Female

Ruth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Smith

Boarder
Male

John

Forster

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Harris

Boarder
First name(s) Hannah
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hannah

Watson

Head

Widow

42

1839

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Mark

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

John J

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Ruth

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lanchester, Durham, England

Edward

Smith

Boarder

Single

67

1814

Billingham, Northumberland, England

John

Forster

Boarder

-

46

1835

Durham, England

Thomas

Harris

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Shireoaks, Durham, England

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