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Household of William Watson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1840 in Lythes, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1839 in Wardour, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England), Walter W (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England), Richard R (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), Harold (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Archibald (born 1878 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Adamson (born 1805 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England), William's Mother, Margaret (born 1809 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, Nellie (born 1860 in Wallop, Hampshire, England) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1853 in Wiltshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter W

Watson

Son
Male

Richard R

Watson

Son
Male

Harold

Watson

Son
Male

Archibald

Watson

Son
Male

Adamson

Watson

Father
Female

Margaret

Watson

Mother
Female

Nellie

Turner

Boarder
Female

Mary

King

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lythes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Lythes, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wardour, Wiltshire, England

Jessie

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

Walter W

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Richard R

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Harold

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Archibald

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Adamson

Watson

Father

Married

76

1805

Loftus, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Watson

Mother

Married

72

1809

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Nellie

Turner

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Wallop, Hampshire, England

Mary

King

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Wiltshire, England

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