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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1847 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1846 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England), Ellen Eliza (born 1873 in Colton, Lancashire, England), Allice Gertrude (born 1875 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England) and Jessie (born 1880 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen Eliza

Watson

Daughter
Female

Allice Gertrude

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen Eliza

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Colton, Lancashire, England

Allice Gertrude

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

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