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Household of Edward J Watkins (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Edward J Watkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Watkins, born in 1838 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Frances B Watkins, born in 1842 in Haslemere, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Florence (born 1868 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Edmund L (born 1870 in Sydenham, Kent, England), William (born 1872 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Penelope (born 1874 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Frederick J (born 1878 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Servant, Alice E Spurgeon, born in 1859 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.


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Edward J Watkins's household

Male

Edward J

Watkins

Head
Female

Frances B

Watkins

Wife
Female

Florence

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Edmund L

Watkins

Son
Male

William

Watkins

Son
Female

Penelope

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Watkins

Son
Female

Alice E

Spurgeon

Servant
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Watkins

Head

Married

43

1838

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Frances B

Watkins

Wife

Married

39

1842

Haslemere, Surrey, England

Florence

Watkins

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sydenham, Kent, England

Edmund L

Watkins

Son

Single

11

1870

Sydenham, Kent, England

William

Watkins

Son

Single

9

1872

Sydenham, Kent, England

Penelope

Watkins

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sydenham, Kent, England

Frederick J

Watkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Sydenham, Kent, England

Alice E

Spurgeon

Servant

Single

22

1859

Chelmsford, Essex, England

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