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Household of William Watson (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Watson, born in 1853 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Nellie, born 1871 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Nellie (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William's Father, Edward (born 1813 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England) and William's Aunt, Eliza (born 1821 in Holborn, Middlesex, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Lucy

Watson

Wife
Female

Nellie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Walters

Sister In Law
Male

Edward

Watson

Father
Female

Eliza

Excell

Aunt
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Watson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Nellie

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Nellie

Walters

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edward

Watson

Father

Widower

68

1813

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Eliza

Excell

Aunt

Widow

60

1821

Holborn, Middlesex, England

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