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Household of William Watson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1831 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1833 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Haswell, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Haswell, Durham, England), Robert (born 1864 in Stockton, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1866 in Stockton, Durham, England), George (born 1868 in Stockton, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Stockton, Durham, England) and James (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Robert Watson, born in 1840 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Dorothy

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lumley, Durham, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

Haswell, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Haswell, Durham, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Stockton, Durham, England

Dorothy

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stockton, Durham, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Stockton, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Stockton, Durham, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Robert

Watson

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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