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Household of William Watson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1849 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Watson, born in 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Hubert (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Armstrong, born in 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Tom

Watson

Son
Male

Hubert

Watson

Son
Female

Harriett

Watson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hubert

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Armstrong

Servant

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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