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Household of James Watson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Watson, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James Thomas (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Salford, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Salford, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, William (born 1813 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1805 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Martha

Watson

Wife
Male

James Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Frederick

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Barlow

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Watson

Mother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Rollinson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Rollinson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, England

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, England

William

Barlow

Father In Law

Married

68

1813

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Mother In Law

Married

76

1805

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Rollinson

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rollinson

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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