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Household of William Watson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1845 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1848 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Stockton, Durham, England), Georgina (born 1872 in Stockton, Durham, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Dune, born in 1855 in -.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Watson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Watson

Son
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

William

Dune

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

36

1845

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stockton, Durham, England

Georgina

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stockton, Durham, England

Ernest

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

-

William

Dune

Boarder

Single

26

1855

-

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