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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1847 in Kilpin, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; George (born 1874 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Kilpin, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Kilpin, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1879 in Kilpin, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1881 in Kilpin, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Jane Craggs, born in 1830 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Female

Mary J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Craggs

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Widower

34

1847

Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kilpin, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Craggs

Boarder

-

51

1830

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

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