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Household of Robert Watson (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Robert Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1837 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1837 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1863 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father In Law, Thomas Tansey, born in 1794 in Brayton, Cheshire, England.


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Tansey

Father In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emily

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Tansey

Father In Law

Widower

87

1794

Brayton, Cheshire, England

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