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Household of James Watkinson (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 Watkinson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watkinson, born in 1844 in Bretherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watkinson, born in 1849 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1873 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1877 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1856 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).
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James Watkinson's household
James
Watkinson
Head
Margaret
Watkinson
Wife
William
Watkinson
Son
James
Watkinson
Son
Alice
Watkinson
Daughter
Hugh
Watkinson
Son
Thomas
Watkinson
Son
Henry
Watkinson
Son
James
Chadwick
Servant
Ellen
Rimmer
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watkinson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Bretherton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watkinson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Watkinson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Watkinson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Watkinson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Watkinson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Hugh | Watkinson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Watkinson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Watkinson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Chadwick | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Bretherton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Rimmer | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Lathom, Lancashire, England |
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