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Household of William C Watson (born 1842, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

William C Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Watson, born in 1842 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Eliza Watson, born in 1856 in St Day, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Violet J C, born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Servant, Mary H (born 1823 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales), William C's Servant, Mary E (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and William C's Servant, Susannah (born 1861 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England).


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William C Watson's household

Male

William C

Watson

Head
Female

Eliza

Watson

Wife
Female

Violet J C

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary E

Beckett

Servant
Female

Susannah

Meek

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Day, Cornwall, England

Violet J C

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Jones

Servant

Single

58

1823

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

Mary E

Beckett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

Susannah

Meek

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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