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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Beveridge, born in 1866 in Scotland.


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Beveridge

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Beveridge

Servant

Single

15

1866

Scotland

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