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Household of William Watson (born 1856, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1856 in Claydon, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1856 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1881 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Charles Hartley, born in 1854 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Hartley

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Hartley

Wife
Female

Lucy

Hartley

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

25

1856

Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hartley

Lodger Head

Married

27

1854

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Hartley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Derbyshire, England

Lucy

Hartley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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