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Household of Edward Watkins (born 1846, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Edward Watkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watkins, born in 1846 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ann Watkins, born in 1850 in Newport, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1877 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England), Ralph (born 1872 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England), John W (born 1878 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Isaac Varty, born in 1855 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.


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Edward Watkins's household

Male

Edward

Watkins

Head
Female

Ann

Watkins

Wife
Male

Joseph

Watkins

Son
Female

Mary J

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Watkins

Son
Male

George

Watkins

Son
Male

John W

Watkins

Son
Female

Louisa

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Varty

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watkins

Head

Married

35

1846

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Watkins

Wife

Married

31

1850

Newport, Shropshire, England

Joseph

Watkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Watkins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Ralph

Watkins

Son

Single

9

1872

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

George

Watkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

John W

Watkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Watkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Varty

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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