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Household of Henry Watson (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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 Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Watson, born in 1842 in Ticehurst, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1848 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Salehurst, Sussex, England), Rosie (born 1875 in Salehurst, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1876 in Salehurst, Sussex, England), Hugh (born 1878 in Salehurst, Sussex, England) and Ralph (born 1880 in Salehurst, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1813 in Salehurst, Sussex, England.


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Henry Watson's household

Male

Henry

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Rosie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Male

Ralph

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Rosie

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Hugh

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Ralph

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Salehurst, Sussex, England

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