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Household of Richard Watson (born 1821, 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.
Richard Watson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Watson, born in 1821 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Darlington, Durham, England), Sarah Elizabeth (born 1862 in Darlington, Durham, England), Richard Brown (born 1864 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William Thomas (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, John Thos Denham, born in 1856 in Darlington, Durham, England.
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Richard Watson's household
Richard
Watson
Head
John
Watson
Son
Sarah Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
Richard Brown
Watson
Son
Mary Ellen
Watson
Daughter
William Thomas
Watson
Son
John Thos
Denham
Lodger
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Darlington, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Watson | Head | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
John | Watson | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Sarah Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Richard Brown | Watson | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Mary Ellen | Watson | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
William Thomas | Watson | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
John Thos | Denham | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Darlington, Durham, England |
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