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Household of Thomas Watts (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Watts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watts, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Watts, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Josiah, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Daughter Boarder, Eliza (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Mary Ellen (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Edward (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Watts's household

Male

Thomas

Watts

Head
Female

Catherine

Watts

Wife
Male

Josiah

Watts

Son
Female

Mary

O'Brien

Boarder
Female

Eliza

O'Brien

Daughter Boarder
Female

Mary Ellen

Herbert

Boarder
Male

Edward

Herbert

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watts

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Watts

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Watts

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

O'Brien

Boarder

Widow

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

O'Brien

Daughter Boarder

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Herbert

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Herbert

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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