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Household of James H Watson (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

James H Watson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Watson, born in 1850 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 14 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1854 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England), Lucy G (born 1874 in Torquay, Devon, England), Rate A (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England), William H (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England), Emma (born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Father In Law, John (born 1826 in City of London, Middlesex, England), James H's Mother In Law, Louisa (born 1828 in Exeter, Devon, England), James H's Brother In Law, William (born 1860 in Torquay, Devon, England) and James H's Boarder Head, William (born 1850 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).


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James H Watson's household

Male

James H

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lucy G

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rate A

Watson

Daughter
Male

William H

Watson

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Father In Law
Female

Louisa

Matthews

Mother In Law
Male

William

Matthews

Brother In Law
Male

William

Doidge

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Doidge

Wife
Female

Emma

Doidge

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rendall

Daughter
First name(s) James H
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Torquay, Devon, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Lucy G

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Torquay, Devon, England

Rate A

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

William H

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

John

Matthews

Father In Law

Married

55

1826

City of London, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Matthews

Mother In Law

Married

53

1828

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Matthews

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Torquay, Devon, England

William

Doidge

Boarder Head

Married

31

1850

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Doidge

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Emma

Doidge

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Rendall

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

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