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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Watson, born in 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Alice (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lilian (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Emma

Watson

Wife
Male

David

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Lilian

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Watson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

David

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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