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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1839, Northumberland)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1839 in Wooler, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1843 in Westoe, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Chris W (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Caro H (born 1875 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Jane Eliz C (born 1880 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Matt Stephenson, born in 1862 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.
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Thomas Watson's household
Thomas
Watson
Head
Mary A
Watson
Wife
Mary A
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Chris W
Watson
Son
Caro H
Watson
Daughter
Jane Eliz C
Watson
Daughter
Matt
Stephenson
Nephew
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Wooler, Northumberland, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Watson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Wooler, Northumberland, England | |
Mary A | Watson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Westoe, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Watson | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Watson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Chris W | Watson | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Caro H | Watson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Jane Eliz C | Watson | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Matt | Stephenson | Nephew | Single | 19 | 1862 | North Shields, Northumberland, England |
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