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Household of Robert Watson (born 1839)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1843 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Arnold (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James Donald (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Gilbert Holt (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1821 in Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Clara (born 1855 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Scotland).
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Sarah
Watson
Wife
John Arnold
Watson
Son
James Donald
Watson
Son
Gilbert Holt
Watson
Son
Sarah
Holt
Mother In Law
Clara
Tantrum
Servant
Elizabeth
Silcock
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Scotland | |
Sarah | Watson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
John Arnold | Watson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
James Donald | Watson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
Gilbert Holt | Watson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Holt | Mother In Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England | |
Clara | Tantrum | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Ludlow, Shropshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Silcock | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Scotland |
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