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Household of Martha Watson (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Martha Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Watson, born in 1847 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; George (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Hugh (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Nurse Child, Edith Cliff, born in 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Martha Watson's household

Female

Martha

Watson

Head
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Watson

Son
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Edith

Cliff

Nurse Child
First name(s) Martha
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Watson

Head

Widow

34

1847

Cheshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

Hugh

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edith

Cliff

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

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