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Household of Thomas Watkinson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Thomas Watkinson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watkinson, born in 1839 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Watkinson, born in 1842 in Croston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1865 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Croston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1876 in Croston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Alice Banks, born in 1821 in Croston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Watkinson's household

Male

Thomas

Watkinson

Head
Female

Ann

Watkinson

Wife
Male

Richard

Watkinson

Son
Male

Robert

Watkinson

Son
Female

Mary E

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watkinson

Son
Male

James

Watkinson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Banks

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watkinson

Head

Married

42

1839

Croston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Croston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Watkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Croston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Watkinson

Son

Single

14

1867

Croston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Croston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Watkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Croston, Lancashire, England

James

Watkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

Croston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Croston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Banks

Mother In Law

Single

60

1821

Croston, Lancashire, England

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