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Household of Henry Watson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Watson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Maria Watson, born in 1837 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1861 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Harry (born 1864 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England), Walter (born 1869 in Dover, Kent, England), Ernest W (born 1872 in Dover, Kent, England), Drusilla (born 1875 in Dover, Kent, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Harry Morgan, born in 1861 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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Henry Watson's household

Male

Henry

Watson

Head
Female

Maria

Watson

Wife
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Harry

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Male

Ernest W

Watson

Son
Female

Drusilla

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

Harry

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Maria

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

20

1861

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Harry

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

Walter

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Dover, Kent, England

Ernest W

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Dover, Kent, England

Drusilla

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dover, Kent, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Dover, Kent, England

Harry

Morgan

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Canterbury, Kent, England

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