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Household of Henry Watson (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Watson, born in 1839 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Watson, born in 1840 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William E (born 1865 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Henry (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Jessie A (born 1869 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Jane E (born 1873 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Clara E (born 1877 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Frederick J (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Watson's household

Male

Henry

Watson

Head
Female

Ellen

Watson

Wife
Male

William E

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Watson

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Watson

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rochester, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

Rochester, Kent, England

Ellen

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rochester, Kent, England

William E

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Gravesend, Kent, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jessie A

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane E

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gravesend, Kent, England

Clara E

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Frederick J

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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