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Household of William Watson (born 1831, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1831 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Watson, born in 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William A (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Teacher, Fred A B (born 1861 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Claude (born 1866 in Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1813 in Lound, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).
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William Watson's household
William
Watson
Head
Sarah J
Watson
Wife
William A
Watson
Son
Mary
Watson
Daughter
Lucy
Watson
Daughter
Joseph
Watson
Son
Richard
Watson
Son
George
Watson
Son
Fred A B
Fletcher
Teacher
Claude
Jossett
Boarder
William
Swallow
Boarder
Elizabeth
Swallow
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Fishlake, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Watson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Fishlake, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah J | Watson | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William A | Watson | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Watson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Lucy | Watson | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Watson | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Richard | Watson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Watson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred A B | Fletcher | Teacher | Single | 20 | 1861 | Melbourne, Yorkshire, England | |
Claude | Jossett | Boarder | Single | 15 | 1866 | Middlesex, England | |
William | Swallow | Boarder | Married | 68 | 1813 | Lound, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Swallow | Boarder | Married | 56 | 1825 | Lincoln, Middlesex, England |
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