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Household of William Watson (born 1818, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1818 in Coates, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1852 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, George Jenkinson, born in 1848 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Jenkinson

Son In Law
Female

Annie

Jenkinson

Daughter
Male

William

Jenkinson

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Jenkinson

Grand Son
Male

George

Jenkinson

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Coates, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

63

1818

Coates, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Jenkinson

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Jenkinson

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William

Jenkinson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Jenkinson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Jenkinson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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