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Household of William Watson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1838 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rose Watson, born in 1843 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Jennie (born 1865 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Dick (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1869 in Scotland), Alice (born 1870 in Scotland), William (born 1872 in Scotland), James (born 1876 in Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1855 in Ireland), William's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Scotland), William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Stockton, Durham, England) and William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Rose

Watson

Wife
Female

Jennie

Watson

Daughter
Male

Dick

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

John

Jacob

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Jacob

Lodger
Male

John

Crassler

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Crassler

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Crassler

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Watson

Wife

Married

38

1843

York, Yorkshire, England

Jennie

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Dick

Watson

Son

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Scotland

James

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

George

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

John

Jacob

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah

Jacob

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Ireland

John

Crassler

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Elizabeth

Crassler

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Crassler

Lodger

Married

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

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