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Household of William Watson (born 1842, Suffolk)
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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1842 in Bury, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1850 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1872 in Stratford, Essex, England), Charlotte (born 1874 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Thomas A (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1855 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and William's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Mary
Watson
Wife
Robert
Watson
Son
Charlotte
Watson
Daughter
Thomas A
Watson
Son
Henry
Gibbs
Boarder
Henry
Tolfree
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Bury, Suffolk, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Bury, Suffolk, England | |
Mary | Watson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Robert | Watson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Charlotte | Watson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas A | Watson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
Henry | Gibbs | Boarder | Single | 26 | 1855 | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
Henry | Tolfree | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
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