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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1830, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1830 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1835 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1871 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Holliday, born in 1859 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Holliday

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

51

1830

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunny Brow, Durham, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunny Brow, Durham, England

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunny Brow, Durham, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Holliday

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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