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Household of Alfred Watkins (born 1828, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Alfred Watkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Watkins, born in 1828 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary A James, born in 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Cornelius (born 1875 in Kingswood, Somerset, England), Gertrude E (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henrietta (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Francis C (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Lodger, William (born 1849 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Alfred's Lodgers Daughter, Florence (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Alfred Watkins's household

Male

Alfred

Watkins

Head
Female

Mary A

James

Daughter
Male

Albert

James

Son
Male

Cornelius

James

Son
Female

Gertrude E

James

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

James

Daughter
Female

Francis C

James

Daughter
Female

William

Reid

Lodger
Female

Florence

Reid

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Watkins

Head

Married

53

1828

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary A

James

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Cornelius

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Kingswood, Somerset, England

Gertrude E

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henrietta

James

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Francis C

James

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Reid

Lodger

Widow

32

1849

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence

Reid

Lodgers Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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