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Household of William Watnes (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Yorkshire,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.

William Watnes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watnes, born in 1817 in Hornby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watnes, born in 1817 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1846 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Margaret (born 1880 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Thomas (born 1810 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1823 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Watnes's household

Male

William

Watnes

Head
Female

Mary

Watnes

Wife
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Slater

Servant
Male

William

Slater

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watnes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Hornby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watnes

Head

Married

64

1817

Hornby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watnes

Wife

Married

64

1817

Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dawson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Slater

Servant

Single

71

1810

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

William

Slater

Servant

Single

58

1823

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

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