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Household of Edward Watson (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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 Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Watson, born in 1850 in East Grinstead, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1850 in Withyham, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Ernest, born 1871 in Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Yalding, Kent, England) and Edward's Boarder, Daniel (born 1857 in Hertfordshire, England).


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Edward Watson's household

Male

Edward

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Ernest

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Baldwin

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Geavy

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Watson

Head

Married

31

1850

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Withyham, Sussex, England

Ernest

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

Henry

Baldwin

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Yalding, Kent, England

Daniel

Geavy

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Hertfordshire, England

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