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Household of William Watson (born 1826, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1826 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1828 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1869 in Bow, Middlesex, England), John (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Arthur J (born 1870 in Bow, Middlesex, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur J

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

55

1826

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Martha

Watson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bow, Middlesex, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur J

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bow, Middlesex, England

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