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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1843 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1845 in Bollington, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; George Edwin (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Rainsough, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Rainsough, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Ann Richardson (born 1879 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Bollington, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

George Edwin

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Female

Ann Richardson

Watson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bollington, Cheshire, England

George Edwin

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Rainsough, Lancashire, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rainsough, Lancashire, England

Walter

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Ann Richardson

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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