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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watson, born in 1829 in Philadelphia, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Francis Watson, born in 1825 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1866 in Byers Green, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Ralph Robinson, born 1874 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, Joseph Spark, born in 1845 in West Auckland, Durham, England.


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Matthew Watson's household

Male

Matthew

Watson

Head
Female

Francis

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Ralph Robinson

Watson

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Spark

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Philadelphia, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Watson

Head

Married

52

1829

Philadelphia, Durham, England

Francis

Watson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Byers Green, Durham, England

Ralph Robinson

Watson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Joseph

Spark

Boarder

Single

36

1845

West Auckland, Durham, England

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