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Household of James Watson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson, born in 1838 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Watson, born in 1845 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice M (born 1879 in Canada) and Isabel (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Lucy (born 1868 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Watson's household

Male

James

Watson

Head
Female

Alice

Watson

Wife
Female

Alice M

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Watson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dickenson

Servant
Female

Lucy

Kinley

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Alice

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Alice M

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canada

Isabel

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dickenson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Kinley

Servant

Single

13

1868

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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