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Household of Benjamin Watts (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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.

Benjamin Watts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watts, born in 1835 in Blagdon, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Watts, born in 1833 in Nailsea, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Compton Martin, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1867 in Somerset, England), Clara (born 1869 in Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Somerset, England) and Rosa (born 1872 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, John James Crew, born in 1874 in Gosport, Anglesey, Wales.


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Benjamin Watts's household

Male

Benjamin

Watts

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Watts

Wife
Male

James

Watts

Son
Female

Alice

Watts

Daughter
Female

Clara

Watts

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Watts

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Watts

Daughter
Male

John James

Crew

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blagdon, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Watts

Head

Married

46

1835

Blagdon, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Watts

Wife

Married

48

1833

Nailsea, Somerset, England

James

Watts

Son

Single

17

1864

Compton Martin, Somerset, England

Alice

Watts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

Clara

Watts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Somerset, England

Bessie

Watts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Rosa

Watts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

John James

Crew

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Gosport, Anglesey, Wales

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