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Household of John Watkinson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

John Watkinson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watkinson, born in 1843 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watkinson, born in 1845 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and Mary Mercer (born 1880 in Haskayne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Barton, Lancashire, England).


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John Watkinson's household

Male

John

Watkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Watkinson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Watkinson

Son
Female

Mary Mercer

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Waterhouse

Servant
Female

Ellen

Sumner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Barton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watkinson

Head

Married

38

1843

Barton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watkinson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halsall, Lancashire, England

John

Watkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Mary Mercer

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Haskayne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Waterhouse

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sumner

Servant

Single

16

1865

Barton, Lancashire, England

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