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Household of David Watts (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

David Watts and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Watts, born in 1835 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. David was the head of the household, married to Emma Watts, born in 1840 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Emma R (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth C (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Eliza J (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ethelbert (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Ellen M (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitors, John (born 1843 in Scotland), David's Visitors Wife, Mary (born 1848 in Scotland), David's Visitors Son, John G (born 1878 in United States), David's Visitors, Infant (born 1881 in Westmorland, England) and David's Visitors, Maggie (born 1858 in Scotland).


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David Watts's household

Male

David

Watts

Head
Female

Emma

Watts

Wife
Female

Emma R

Watts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Watts

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Watts

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Watts

Son
Male

Ernest

Watts

Son
Male

Ethelbert

Watts

Son
Female

Ellen M

Watts

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Visitors
Female

Mary

Wilson

Visitors Wife
Male

John G

Wilson

Visitors Son
Female

Infant

Wilson

Visitors
Female

Maggie

Dobbins

Visitors
First name(s) David
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Watts

Head

Married

46

1835

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emma

Watts

Wife

Married

41

1840

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emma R

Watts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth C

Watts

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza J

Watts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Watts

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Watts

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ethelbert

Watts

Son

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Watts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Wilson

Visitors

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Visitors Wife

Married

33

1848

Scotland

John G

Wilson

Visitors Son

Single

3

1878

United States

Infant

Wilson

Visitors

Single

0

1881

Westmorland, England

Maggie

Dobbins

Visitors

Single

23

1858

Scotland

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