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Household of William Watson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1850 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Watson, born in 1851 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mark (born 1872 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1877 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Eston, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Eston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joe (born 1859 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, David (born 1862 in Eston, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1864 in Eston, Yorkshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Louisa

Watson

Wife
Male

Mark

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Louisa

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Joe

Blackburn

Lodger
Male

David

Blackburn

Lodger
Male

Robert

Blackburn

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eston, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Blackburn

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

David

Blackburn

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Blackburn

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Eston, Yorkshire, England

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