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Household of James Watson (born 1818, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blean, 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.

James Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1818 in Bromley, Kent, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Edward, born 1859 in Bromley, Kent, England. He had 7 grandchildren; Edward (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England), James B (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Henry H (born 1875 in Surrey, England), Arthur W (born 1875 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), Mary F (born 1877 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), Louisa M (born 1879 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England) and Sarah R (born 1881 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sons Wife, Mary E Watson, born in 1855 in Surrey, England.


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Male

Edward

Watson

Son
Female

Mary E

Watson

Sons Wife
Male

Edward

Watson

Grand Son
Male

James B

Watson

Grand Son
Male

Henry H

Watson

Grand Son
Male

Arthur W

Watson

Grand Son
Female

Mary F

Watson

Grand Daughter
Female

Louisa M

Watson

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah R

Watson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Bromley, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Widower

63

1818

Bromley, Kent, England

Edward

Watson

Son

Married

22

1859

Bromley, Kent, England

Mary E

Watson

Sons Wife

Married

26

1855

Surrey, England

Edward

Watson

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

James B

Watson

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Henry H

Watson

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Surrey, England

Arthur W

Watson

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Mary F

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Louisa M

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Sarah R

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

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