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Household of Richard Wattam (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Wattam and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wattam, born in 1842 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Wattam, born in 1838 in Long Drax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1868 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Newland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Martha Tomlinson, born in 1798 in Elloughton, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Wattam's household

Male

Richard

Wattam

Head
Female

Mary

Wattam

Wife
Male

William

Wattam

Son
Male

Albert

Wattam

Son
Female

Martha

Tomlinson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wattam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wattam

Head

Married

39

1842

Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Wattam

Wife

Married

43

1838

Long Drax, Yorkshire, England

William

Wattam

Son

Single

13

1868

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Wattam

Son

Single

3

1878

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Tomlinson

Mother In Law

Widow

83

1798

Elloughton, Yorkshire, England

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