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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1837, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1842 in Farringdon, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Brindle, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John R (born 1861 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1831 in Wheelton, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Elizabeth
Watson
Wife
Mary
Watson
Daughter
Sarah
Watson
Daughter
James
Whittaker
Lodger
John R
Holden
Lodger
Henry
Brindle
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | 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 | Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Farringdon, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Padiham, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Watson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Lancashire, England | |
James | Whittaker | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Brindle, Lancashire, England | |
John R | Holden | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Brindle | Lodger | Single | 50 | 1831 | Wheelton, Lancashire, England |
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