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Household of Edward Watkins (born 1840, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

Edward Watkins and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watkins, born in 1840 in Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Watkins, born in 1844 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Employee, Emily (born 1862 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edward's Employee, Fanny (born 1859 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Edward's Employee, Emma (born 1863 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England), Edward's Employee, Edith H (born 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Edward's Employee, Emily (born 1859 in St George's, Middlesex, England), Edward's Employee, Minnie (born 1864 in Hertfordshire, England), Edward's Companion, Florence (born 1861 in Middlesex, England) and Edward's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Edward Watkins's household

Male

Edward

Watkins

Head
Female

Mary

Watkins

Wife
Female

Emily

de Wolf

Employee
Female

Fanny

Quintrell

Employee
Female

Emma

Chapman

Employee
Female

Edith H

Brooks

Employee
Female

Emily

Turnbull

Employee
Female

Minnie

Wakelin

Employee
Female

Florence

White

Companion
Female

Alice

Meldewhave

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watkins

Head

Married

41

1840

Bedfordshire, England

Mary

Watkins

Wife

Married

37

1844

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

de Wolf

Employee

Single

19

1862

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Quintrell

Employee

Single

22

1859

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Emma

Chapman

Employee

Single

18

1863

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Edith H

Brooks

Employee

Single

19

1862

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Emily

Turnbull

Employee

Single

22

1859

St George's, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Wakelin

Employee

Single

17

1864

Hertfordshire, England

Florence

White

Companion

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Alice

Meldewhave

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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