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Household of Edward Watkins (born 1852, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 Watkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watkins, born in 1852 in Arundel, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Bessie Watkins, born in 1851 in Arundel, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Bessie A (born 1876 in Dulwich, Surrey, England), Lillian M (born 1878 in Upton, Essex, England) and Edward H (born 1881 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Sarah Hall, born in 1862 in Beckenham, Kent, England.


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Edward Watkins's household

Male

Edward

Watkins

Head
Female

Bessie

Watkins

Wife
Female

Bessie A

Watkins

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Watkins

Son
Female

Sarah

Hall

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Arundel, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watkins

Head

Married

29

1852

Arundel, Sussex, England

Bessie

Watkins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Arundel, Sussex, England

Bessie A

Watkins

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dulwich, Surrey, England

Lillian M

Watkins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Upton, Essex, England

Edward H

Watkins

Son

Single

0

1881

Beckenham, Kent, England

Sarah

Hall

Servant

Single

19

1862

Beckenham, Kent, England

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