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Household of Matthew Watson (born 1845, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Watson, born in 1845 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Rachel Watson, born in 1845 in Shotton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1866 in Fatfield, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Oakenshaw, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1876 in Spital Tongues, Northumberland, England), Alice (born 1878 in Cowgate, Northumberland, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Colliery Row, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, Dorothy Hill, born in 1860 in Five Houses, Durham, England.
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Matthew Watson's household
Matthew
Watson
Head
Rachel
Watson
Wife
Jane
Watson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
Ralph
Watson
Son
Alice
Watson
Daughter
Thomas
Watson
Son
Dorothy
Hill
Visitor
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Watson | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England | |
Rachel | Watson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Shotton, Durham, England | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Fatfield, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Oakenshaw, Durham, England | |
Ralph | Watson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Spital Tongues, Northumberland, England | |
Alice | Watson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Cowgate, Northumberland, England | |
Thomas | Watson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Colliery Row, Durham, England | |
Dorothy | Hill | Visitor | Single | 21 | 1860 | Five Houses, Durham, England |
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