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Household of William Watson (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 1839 in West Moor, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Watson, born in 1844 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1861 in Haswell, Durham, England), Cuthbert (born 1864 in Haswell, Durham, England), Shipley (born 1866 in Haswell, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Haswell, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Haswell, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Haswell, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Martha

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Cuthbert

Watson

Son
Male

Shipley

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Moor, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

West Moor, Northumberland, England

Martha

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

20

1861

Haswell, Durham, England

Cuthbert

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Haswell, Durham, England

Shipley

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Haswell, Durham, England

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haswell, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Haswell, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Haswell, Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Haswell, Durham, England

Martha

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Haswell, Durham, England

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