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Household of Charles Watson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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.

Charles Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Watson, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles C (born 1870 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Cecilia (born 1872 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Victoria (born 1873 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1878 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Brother, William (born 1841 in Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Annie (born 1853 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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Charles Watson's household

Male

Charles

Watson

Head
Female

Margaret

Watson

Wife
Male

Charles C

Watson

Son
Female

Cecilia

Watson

Daughter
Female

Victoria

Watson

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Watson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Brother
Female

Annie

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Watson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Charles C

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Cecilia

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Victoria

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Broughton, Lancashire, England

William

Watson

Brother

Single

40

1841

Scotland

Annie

Hughes

Servant

Single

28

1853

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

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