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Household of William Watson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1838 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Watson, born in 1846 in Durham, England. They had 7 children; Jessie E (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), Christopher J (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England), William Ed (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Auther E (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Edith M (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Henry E (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Watson

Wife
Female

Jessie E

Watson

Daughter
Male

Christopher J

Watson

Son
Male

William Ed

Watson

Son
Male

Auther E

Watson

Son
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Female

Edith M

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry E

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret A

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Durham, England

Jessie E

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Christopher J

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

William Ed

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Auther E

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Henry E

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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