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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1844 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne M Watson, born in 1845 in Corbridge, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Thomas B (born 1877 in Wingate, Durham, England), Anne M (born 1879 in Wingate, Durham, England) and Florence E (born 1880 in Wingate, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Mary (born 1809 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sedgefield, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Anne M

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Watson

Son
Female

Anne M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Blandford

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Garbutt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Burn

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Anne M

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Corbridge, Northumberland, England

Thomas B

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wingate, Durham, England

Anne M

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wingate, Durham, England

Florence E

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wingate, Durham, England

Mary

Blandford

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Garbutt

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sedgefield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Burn

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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