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Household of Peter Watson (born 1848, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.
Peter Watson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Watson, born in 1848 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1846 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Ann (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, William Humphries, born in 1849 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Watson's household
Peter
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
Margaret Ann
Watson
Daughter
William E
Watson
Son
Joseph
Watson
Son
William
Humphries
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Watson | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Ann | Watson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
William E | Watson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Watson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
William | Humphries | Boarder | Married | 32 | 1849 | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
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