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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 1842 in Newland, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1841 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Frances (born 1866 in Drax, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1867 in Drax, Yorkshire, England), Christiana (born 1870 in Newland, Yorkshire, England), Burton (born 1874 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Newland, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Female

Frances

Watson

Daughter
Male

John W

Watson

Son
Female

Christiana

Watson

Daughter
Male

Burton

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newland, 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

39

1842

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Drax, Yorkshire, England

John W

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Burton

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Newland, Yorkshire, England

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