Robert Watson
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Household of Robert Watson (born 1837, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.
Robert Watson and 17 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1837 in Hetton Downs, Durham, consisted of 18 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1840 in Thornley, Durham, England. They had 11 children; George (born 1859 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Robert (born 1865 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Ann (born 1868 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Jane (born 1873 in Houghton, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1877 in Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Durham, England) and Anthony (born 1855 in Haswell, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1869 in Murton, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, William Brown, born in 1861 in Colliery Row, Durham, England.
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Robert Watson's household
Robert
Watson
Head
Jane
Watson
Wife
George
Watson
Son
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
Robert
Watson
Son
Ann
Watson
Daughter
Thomas
Watson
Son
William
Watson
Son
Jane
Watson
Daughter
Ellen
Watson
Daughter
Stephen
Watson
Son
Joseph
Watson
Son
William
Brown
Boarder
Margaret
Brown
Wife
Robert
Watson
Head
Margaret
Watson
Wife
Anthony
Watson
Son
Margaret
Watson
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Hetton Downs, Durham, England |
Household members (18 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Thornley, Durham, England | |
George | Watson | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Hetton Downs, Durham, England | |
Robert | Watson | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Ann | Watson | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Watson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
William | Watson | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Jane | Watson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Houghton, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England | |
Stephen | Watson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Watson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Durham, England | |
William | Brown | Boarder | Married | 20 | 1861 | Colliery Row, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Brown | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Robert | Watson | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | West Moor, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Watson | Wife | Married | 70 | 1811 | Beamish, Durham, England | |
Anthony | Watson | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Watson | Grand Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Murton, Durham, England |
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