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Household of William Watson (born 1840, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1840 in Penrith, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1844 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Trimdon, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Durham, England), Lydia (born 1871 in Durham, England), Henry (born 1874 in Durham, England) and Harriet (born 1877 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Blake, born in 1865 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Female

Harriet

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Blake

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Penrith, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Penrith, Cumberland, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Trimdon, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Lydia

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Harriet

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

James

Blake

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

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