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Household of James Watson (born 1841, Leicestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Watson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1841 in Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Watson, born in 1849 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1872 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), James H D (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Arthur S (born 1877 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England), Ethel M (born 1879 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England) and May G (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland) and James's Nurse, Ellen (born 1825 in Kendal, Westmorland, England).
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James Watson's household
James
Watson
Head
Mary E
Watson
Wife
William H
Watson
Son
James H D
Watson
Son
Arthur S
Watson
Son
Ethel M
Watson
Daughter
May G
Watson
Daughter
Louisa
Landes
Servant
Ellen
Thorton
Nurse
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Leicestershire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Watson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Leicestershire, England | |
Mary E | Watson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
William H | Watson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Stretford, Lancashire, England | |
James H D | Watson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Stretford, Lancashire, England | |
Arthur S | Watson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Moss Side, Lancashire, England | |
Ethel M | Watson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Moss Side, Lancashire, England | |
May G | Watson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Moss Side, Lancashire, England | |
Louisa | Landes | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
Ellen | Thorton | Nurse | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Kendal, Westmorland, England |
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