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Household of William Watson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1837 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Samuel (born 1863 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Susannah (born 1871 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Robert (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Samuel

Watson

Son

Single

18

1863

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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