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Household of Robert Watson (born 1819, Northamptonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.
Robert Watson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1819 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Caroline Watson, born in 1832 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Lilian (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1858 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, James (born 1824 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Caroline
Watson
Wife
George
Watson
Son
Ernest
Watson
Son
Lilian
Chapman
Daughter
Louisa
Chapman
Daughter
John
Macpherson
Boarder
James
Howell
Lodger
Herbert
Howell
Son
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England | |
Caroline | Watson | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
George | Watson | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Ernest | Watson | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Lilian | Chapman | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Louisa | Chapman | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
John | Macpherson | Boarder | Married | 29 | 1852 | Scotland | |
James | Howell | Lodger | Married | 57 | 1824 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Herbert | Howell | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England |
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