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Household of James Watson (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1849 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Ada

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scotland

George

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ada

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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