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Household of William Watson (born 1838)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Watson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Charles S (born 1874 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1876 in Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England), Agnes J C (born 1878 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England), Anne A (born 1880 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England) and Ada C (born 1881 in St Just, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1848 in Pembrokeshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1865 in Sennen, Cornwall, England).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Jessie
Watson
Wife
Jessie
Watson
Daughter
Charles S
Watson
Son
Elizabeth M
Watson
Daughter
Agnes J C
Watson
Daughter
Anne A
Watson
Daughter
Ada C
Watson
Daughter
Sarah
Deveruse
Servant
Sarah A
Daily
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ireland | |
Jessie | Watson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Watson | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Pickering, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles S | Watson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Pickering, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth M | Watson | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England | |
Agnes J C | Watson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England | |
Anne A | Watson | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England | |
Ada C | Watson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | St Just, Cornwall, England | |
Sarah | Deveruse | Servant | Single | 33 | 1848 | Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
Sarah A | Daily | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Sennen, Cornwall, England |
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