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Household of William Watson (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1844 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England. They had 6 children; David (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Wardley, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1872 in Wardley, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Dunston, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Durham, England) and James William (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

David

Marshall

Son
Female

Ellen

Marshall

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Marshall

Daughter
Male

William

Marshall

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

James William

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

David

Marshall

Son

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

Marshall

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wardley, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Marshall

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wardley, Durham, England

William

Marshall

Son

Single

7

1874

Dunston, Durham, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

James William

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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