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Household of Thomas Watling (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Watling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watling, born in 1843 in Glastonbury, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Emily (born 1864 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), William (born 1870 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and John (born 1872 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Esther Sutton, born in 1817 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Watling's household

Male

Thomas

Watling

Head
Female

Emily

Watling

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watling

Son
Male

William

Watling

Son
Male

John

Watling

Son
Female

Esther

Sutton

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watling

Head

Widower

38

1843

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Emily

Watling

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Thomas

Watling

Son

Single

13

1868

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

William

Watling

Son

Single

11

1870

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

John

Watling

Son

Single

9

1872

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Esther

Sutton

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Curry Rivel, Somerset, England

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