Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Brook Watson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Brook Watson and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Brook Watson, born in 1841 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Brook was the head of the household, married to Nancy Watson, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John B (born 1867 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Ezra (born 1870 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Thapt (born 1872 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Oliver (born 1875 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Orlando (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Laura (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Brook Watson's household

Male

Brook

Watson

Head
Female

Nancy

Watson

Wife
Male

John B

Watson

Son
Male

Ezra

Watson

Son
Male

Thapt

Watson

Son
Male

Oliver

Watson

Son
Female

Edith

Watson

Daughter
Male

Orlando

Watson

Son
Female

Laura

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Brook
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Brook

Watson

Head

Married

40

1841

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

John B

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Ezra

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Thapt

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Orlando

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Laura

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Brook Watson in Dewsbury in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Brook Watson

We’ve found Brook Watson in 39 family trees. Find out more about Brook Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census