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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1829 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriett Watson, born in 1835 in Essex, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1859 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Albert (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Frank (born 1855 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1839 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Harriett

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Shave

Son In Law
Male

Albert

Shave

Grand Son
Male

Ernest

Shave

Grand Son
Male

John

Stevenson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

52

1829

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Watson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Essex, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Watson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emma

Watson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Frank

Shave

Son In Law

Widower

26

1855

Colchester, Essex, England

Albert

Shave

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Shave

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Stevenson

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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