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Household of William Watson (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1847 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellenor Watson, born in 1847 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Caroline E (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), William R G (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), Rose J (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), Walter J (born 1878 in Cheshire, England), Ada M (born 1879 in Maghull, Lancashire, England) and Arthur T (born 1881 in Maghull, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1850 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1855 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), William's Brother In Law, William (born 1864 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), William's Governess, Lizzie L (born 1860 in Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Ann J (born 1864 in Lancashire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Ellenor

Watson

Wife
Female

Caroline E

Watson

Daughter
Male

William R G

Watson

Son
Female

Rose J

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Watson

Son
Female

Ada M

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur T

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Davies

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Davies

Sister In Law
Male

William

Davies

Brother In Law
Female

Lizzie L

Morgan

Governess
Female

Ann J

King

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellenor

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Caroline E

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

William R G

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Rose J

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Walter J

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Ada M

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Arthur T

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Jane

Davies

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary

Davies

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

William

Davies

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Lizzie L

Morgan

Governess

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Ann J

King

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

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