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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Bently, born in 1861 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Bently

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Bently

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bury, Lancashire, England

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