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Household of Henry A Watchurst (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Henry A Watchurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry A Watchurst, born in 1841 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Henry A was the head of the household, married to Ellen Watchurst, born in 1842 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1866 in Gillingham, Kent, England), William J (born 1869 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Arthur J (born 1870 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Clara M (born 1871 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Walter H (born 1873 in Gillingham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry A's Servant, Hannah Geach, born in 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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Henry A Watchurst's household

Male

Henry A

Watchurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Watchurst

Wife
Female

Louisa

Watchurst

Daughter
Male

William J

Watchurst

Son
Male

Arthur J

Watchurst

Son
Female

Clara M

Watchurst

Daughter
Male

Walter H

Watchurst

Son
Female

Hannah

Geach

Servant
First name(s) Henry A
Last name Watchurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry A

Watchurst

Head

Married

40

1841

Gillingham, Kent, England

Ellen

Watchurst

Wife

Married

39

1842

Maidstone, Kent, England

Louisa

Watchurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gillingham, Kent, England

William J

Watchurst

Son

Single

12

1869

Gillingham, Kent, England

Arthur J

Watchurst

Son

Single

11

1870

Gillingham, Kent, England

Clara M

Watchurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gillingham, Kent, England

Walter H

Watchurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Gillingham, Kent, England

Hannah

Geach

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

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