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Household of William Watson (born 1826, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1826 in Airton, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Watson, born in 1840 in Croydon, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Cumberland, England), Edward (born 1859 in Cumberland, England), William (born 1862 in Cumberland, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Cumberland, England), Mary (born 1869 in Fenton, Cumberland, England), Johnny (born 1875 in Cumberland, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Cumberland, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane A

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Edward

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Johnny

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Airton, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

55

1826

Airton, Cumberland, England

Jane A

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Croydon, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

24

1857

Cumberland, England

Edward

Watson

Son

Single

22

1859

Cumberland, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Cumberland, England

Hannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cumberland, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Fenton, Cumberland, England

Johnny

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Cumberland, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Cumberland, England

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