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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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.

Matthew Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watson, born in 1817 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elenor Watson, born in 1817 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1855 in Darlington, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Alfred (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Elenor (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Edward (born 1828 in Darlington, Durham, England), Matthew's Boarder, Hannah (born 1829 in Darlington, Durham, England), Matthew's Visitor, Hannah (born 1847 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Matthew's Visitor, Nancy W (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Matthew Watson's household

Male

Matthew

Watson

Head
Female

Elenor

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Alfred

Watson

Grand Son
Female

Elenor

Watson

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Elgee

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Elgee

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Horn

Visitor
Female

Nancy W

Horn

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Watson

Head

Married

64

1817

Darlington, Durham, England

Elenor

Watson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

26

1855

Darlington, Durham, England

Alfred

Watson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Elenor

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Edward

Elgee

Boarder

Married

53

1828

Darlington, Durham, England

Hannah

Elgee

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Darlington, Durham, England

Hannah

Horn

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Darlington, Durham, England

Nancy W

Horn

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

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