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Household of William Watson (born 1814, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1814 in Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1824 in Kent, England. They had 2 children; Winifred (born 1861 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Fererick (born 1867 in Ashford, Kent, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Sidney J (born 1875 in Dover, Kent, England), Laura H (born 1872 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Lucy (born 1875 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Hannah (born 1819 in Uckfield, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1856 in -) and William's Lodger, George (born 1857 in Littlebourne, Kent, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Female

Winifred

Watson

Daughter
Male

Fererick

Watson

Son
Male

Sidney J

McConnell

Grand Son
Female

Laura H

Tuff

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy

Tuff

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Cronk

Lodger
Male

William

Thomas

Lodger
Male

George

Bennefield

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

67

1814

Kent, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kent, England

Winifred

Watson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ashford, Kent, England

Fererick

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashford, Kent, England

Sidney J

McConnell

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Dover, Kent, England

Laura H

Tuff

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canterbury, Kent, England

Lucy

Tuff

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kent, England

Hannah

Cronk

Lodger

-

62

1819

Uckfield, Sussex, England

William

Thomas

Lodger

Single

25

1856

-

George

Bennefield

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Littlebourne, Kent, England

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