William WATERSON ³⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

• William WATERSON was present on the evening of 2 April for the 1861 Census in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.
William was 10 years old

• He resided at 3 Thomas Street, South Lynn in 1861 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ³⁸

• He was educated in 1861 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ³⁸

• William WATERSON was present on the evening of the 1871 British Census on Sunday 2nd April in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ³⁸ William was 17 years old.

• He resided at David Laws Yard, South Lynn in 1871 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ³⁸

• He worked as a Labourer at Cake Mill in 1871 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ³⁸ The Port of Lynn was rescued from long term decline by river improvement and new docks (1869 + 1883) connected to the national railway network; this sparked Lynn's first industrial revolution with engineering factories, artificial fertiliser works and flour and oil cake mills.

• William WATERSON was present on the evening of the 1881 British Census on Sunday 3rd April in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ⁴⁵ William is recorded as living with his parents at Bridge Street Millers Yard.

• He worked as a Laborer General in 1881. ⁴⁵

• He resided at Bridge Street Millers Yard in 1881 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ⁴⁵ At the time of the 1881 census William was living at home with his parents at Bridge Street Millers Yard.

• William WATERSON was present on the evening of the 1891 British Census on Sunday 5th April in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ⁸ William WATERSON was recorded as being 37 years old, born in Kings Lynn, a General Labourer, and head of the household at;
[64] Law's Yard, Bridge Street, Kings Lynn.

Also present was his wife,
Caroline R WATERSON 35 years old, born in Kings Lynn, and their children,
William T WATERSON 11 years old, a Scholar, born in Kings Lynn,
Alfred L WATERSON 9 years old, a Scholar, born in Kings Lynn,
Albert J WATERSON 4 years old, a Scholar, born in Kings Lynn, and
Ethel K WATERSON 11 years old, born in Kings Lynn.

• He resided at [64] Law's Yard, Bridge Street in 1891 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ⁸

• He worked as a General Labourer in 1891 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ⁸

William married Caroline Rosanna GOODBODY in Dec 1884 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.¹⁴⁰ (Caroline Rosanna GOODBODY was born in 1854 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England ⁸.)