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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1847 in Heaton, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1851 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England), John (born 1870 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England), William (born 1872 in Northumberland, England), Joshua (born 1874 in Northumberland, England), George (born 1877 in Westoe, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Westoe, Durham, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Joshua

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Heaton, 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

34

1847

Heaton, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Northumberland, England

Joshua

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Northumberland, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Westoe, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westoe, Durham, England

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