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Household of Thomas C Watson (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Thomas C Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas C Watson, born in 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas C was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Lilian (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Henry B (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas C's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas C's Servant, Margaret L (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas C Watson's household

Male

Thomas C

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary C

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry B

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Clasper

Servant
Female

Margaret L

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas C
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas C

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary C

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Lilian

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Henry B

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Clasper

Servant

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret L

Henderson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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