William Preston
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Household of William Watson (born 1817, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding),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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1817 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Isabella, born 1840 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. He had 7 grandchildren; John William (born 1860 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1862 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1865 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1867 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), George Watson (born 1870 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England) and Smith (born 1874 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, John Brown, born in 1840 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England.
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
John
Brown
Son In Law
Isabella
Brown
Daughter
John William
Brown
Grand Son
Mark
Brown
Grand Son
Frank
Brown
Grand Son
Mary Hannah
Brown
Grand Daughter
George Watson
Brown
Grand Son
Emily
Brown
Grand Daughter
Smith
Brown
Grand Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Colne, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Colne, Lancashire, England | |
John | Brown | Son In Law | Married | 41 | 1840 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Isabella | Brown | Daughter | Married | 41 | 1840 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
John William | Brown | Grand Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Mark | Brown | Grand Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Frank | Brown | Grand Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Hannah | Brown | Grand Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
George Watson | Brown | Grand Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Brown | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Smith | Brown | Grand Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England |
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