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Household of John Watson Seed (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Watson Seed and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson Seed, born in 1832 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John Watson was the head of the household, married to Betsy Seed, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Hartley (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mabel H (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Hilda (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Watson's Servant, Clara (born 1857 in Lancashire, England), John Watson's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Lancashire, England) and John Watson's Servant, Ann Jane (born 1858 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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John Watson Seed's household

Male

John Watson

Seed

Head
Female

Betsy

Seed

Wife
Female

Annie

Seed

Daughter
Male

Hartley

Seed

Son
Female

Mabel H

Seed

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Seed

Daughter
Female

Clara

Marsden

Servant
Female

Mary

Breeze

Servant
Female

Ann Jane

Slater

Servant
First name(s) John Watson
Last name Seed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Watson

Seed

Head

Married

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Seed

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Seed

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hartley

Seed

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mabel H

Seed

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hilda

Seed

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Marsden

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

Mary

Breeze

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Slater

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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