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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1840 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Watson, born in 1851 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Henry (born 1867 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1869 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

John Henry

Watson

Son
Male

Fred

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Watson

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Watson

Son
Female

Ethel

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Earnest

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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