Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Ham Watson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Ham Watson and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Ham Watson, born in 1830 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Ham was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1826 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Clara E, born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ham's Lodger Head, Thomas Shaw, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Ham Watson's household

Male

Ham

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Clara E

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Ham
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ham

Watson

Head

Married

51

1830

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Clara E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Ham Watson in Oldham in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Ham Watson

We’ve found Ham Watson in 46 family trees. Find out more about Ham Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census