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Household of Francis Watson (born 1812, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Francis Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Watson, born in 1812 in Houston, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Francis was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Francis (born 1853 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Frederick, born 1868 in Kirkley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Son In Law, Thomas Marsh, born in 1857 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.


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Francis Watson's household

Male

Francis

Watson

Head
Male

Francis

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Marsh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Marsh

Son In Law
Male

Frederick

Watson

Grand Son
First name(s) Francis
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Houston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Watson

Head

Widower

69

1812

Houston, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Watson

Son

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Marsh

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Marsh

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Watson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Kirkley, Yorkshire, England

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