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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1840 in Barrowford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Watson, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Miranda (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Croston, born in 1810 in Newton, Lancashire, England.
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Alice
Watson
Wife
John
Watson
Son
Joseph
Watson
Son
Miranda
Watson
Daughter
Harry
Watson
Son
Mary
Croston
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Barrowford, 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 | 41 | 1840 | Barrowford, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Watson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
John | Watson | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Watson | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Miranda | Watson | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Harry | Watson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Croston | Mother In Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Newton, Lancashire, England |
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