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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1845, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1845 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Watson, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1863 in Hetton, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Crook, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Robert Benson, born in 1851 in Ireland.
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Mary Jane
Watson
Wife
William
Watson
Son
Sarah
Watson
Daughter
Robert
Benson
Lodger
Mary
Benson
Wife
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Houghton, Durham, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Watson | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Houghton, Durham, England | |
Mary Jane | Watson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
William | Watson | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Sarah | Watson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Crook, Durham, England | |
Robert | Benson | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
Mary | Benson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland |
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