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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1811, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1811 in Welby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Alfred, born 1856 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. He had 1 grandchild; Robert, born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1839 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary Elizth (born 1862 in Barrowby, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Pickworth, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, James C (born 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Visitor, J T (born 1857 in Uppingham, Rutland, England), Thomas's Visitor, ? (born 1857 in Billingham, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Abraham (born 1842 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Maria (born 1844 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Abraham (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, John (born 1856 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Henry (born 1846 in Muston, Leicestershire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Male

Alfred

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Clepsham

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Heathcott

Servant
Female

Mary Elizth

Norris

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Davie

Servant
Female

Emma

Smalley

Servant
Male

James C

Edmonds

Visitor
Male

J T

Kirby

Visitor
Male

?

?

Visitor
Male

Abraham

Swallow

Visitor
Female

Maria

Swallow

Visitor
Male

Abraham

Swallow

Visitor
Male

John

Towns

Visitor
Male

Henry

Bishop

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Welby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Widower

70

1811

Welby, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred

Watson

Son

Single

25

1856

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Clepsham

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heathcott

Servant

Single

42

1839

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Elizth

Norris

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barrowby, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ann

Davie

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pickworth, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Smalley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

James C

Edmonds

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

J T

Kirby

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Uppingham, Rutland, England

?

?

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Billingham, Lincolnshire, England

Abraham

Swallow

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Swallow

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Swallow

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Towns

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

Henry

Bishop

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Muston, Leicestershire, England

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