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Household of William Watson (born 1844, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 1844 in Brompton, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1847 in Ellington, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1864 in Dipton, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Dipton, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Dipton, Durham, England), Isaac (born 1871 in Dipton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Dipton, Durham, England), Mary (born 1874 in Stanley, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Stanley, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Blaydon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Conray, born in 1829 in Scotland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Isaac

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Conray

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brompton, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Brompton, Cumberland, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ellington, Northumberland, England

James

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Dipton, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Dipton, Durham, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Dipton, Durham, England

Isaac

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Dipton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dipton, Durham, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stanley, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Stanley, Durham, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blaydon, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Conray

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Scotland

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