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Household of James Watson (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1841 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1848 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; James S (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Eleanor M (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Arthur J C (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Herbert W (born 1874 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Lawrence J (born 1881 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

James S

Watson

Son
Female

Eleanor M

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur J C

Watson

Son
Male

Herbert W

Watson

Son
Female

Mary E

Watson

Daughter
Male

Lawrence J

Watson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

James S

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eleanor M

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur J C

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Herbert W

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Mary E

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Lawrence J

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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