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Household of William Watson (born 1832, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Flintshire, Wales
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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 1832 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Watson, born in 1834 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales), Emma (born 1868 in Widnes, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Widnes, Cheshire, England), William (born 1875 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales) and Florence (born 1877 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Gipson Reay, born in 1798 in Durham, Durham, England.
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Mary J
Watson
Wife
Elizabeth
Watson
Daughter
Emma
Watson
Daughter
Martha
Watson
Daughter
William
Watson
Son
Florence
Watson
Daughter
Gipson
Reay
Father In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Mary J | Watson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Saltney, Flintshire, Wales | |
Emma | Watson | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Widnes, Cheshire, England | |
Martha | Watson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Widnes, Cheshire, England | |
William | Watson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Saltney, Flintshire, Wales | |
Florence | Watson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Saltney, Flintshire, Wales | |
Gipson | Reay | Father In Law | Widower | 83 | 1798 | Durham, Durham, England |
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