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Household of James A Watson (born 1844, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

James A Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Watson, born in 1844 in Neath, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1848 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Ethel K (born 1876 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jessie M (born 1878 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Florence A (born 1880 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1811 in Ystrad, Brecknockshire, Wales), James A's Cousin, Kate (born 1857 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), James A's Niece, Clara (born 1863 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), James A's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James A's Lodger, Frederick C (born 1822 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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James A Watson's household

Male

James A

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Ethel K

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Parker

Mother In Law
Female

Kate

Griffiths

Cousin
Female

Clara

Picken

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant
Male

Frederick C

Purchase

Lodger
First name(s) James A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Watson

Head

Married

37

1844

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ethel K

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jessie M

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence A

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Parker

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Ystrad, Brecknockshire, Wales

Kate

Griffiths

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Clara

Picken

Niece

Single

18

1863

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant

Single

17

1864

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick C

Purchase

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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