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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1817, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1817 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 grandchildren; Arthur T (born 1857 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte A (born 1859 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Great Grand Son, Walter W (born 1881 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's House Keeper, Priscilla (born 1827 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Arthur T
Swales
Grand Son
Charlotte A
Swales
Grand Daughter
Walter W
Whitehead
Great Grand Son
Priscilla
Wharlton
House Keeper
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Watson | Head | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur T | Swales | Grand Son | Married | 24 | 1857 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Charlotte A | Swales | Grand Daughter | Married | 22 | 1859 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter W | Whitehead | Great Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England | |
Priscilla | Wharlton | House Keeper | Single | 54 | 1827 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
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