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Household of Richard Watson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Richard Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Watson, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Watson, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Sister, Mary (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard's Nephew, John (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard's Sister, Maria (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard's Niece, Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Niece, Ann (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Watson's household

Male

Richard

Watson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Sister
Male

John

Watson

Nephew
Female

Maria

Watson

Sister
Female

Ellen

Watson

Niece
Female

Ann

Watson

Niece
First name(s) Richard
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Watson

Head

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Watson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Sister

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Watson

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Watson

Sister

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Watson

Niece

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watson

Niece

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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