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Household of William Watson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Watson, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frances (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Alfred (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Head Lodger, William (born 1836 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England) and William's Wife Lodger, Henry (born 1840 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Fanny

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cooper

Son In Law
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Frances

Watson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Head Lodger
Female

Henry

Watson

Wife Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Cooper

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Cooper

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Head Lodger

Married

45

1836

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Watson

Wife Lodger

Married

41

1840

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

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