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Household of James Watts (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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 Watts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watts, born in 1844 in Heydon, Essex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watts, born in 1846 in Chrishall, Essex, England. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1864 in Chrishall, Essex, England), Jonah (born 1866 in Chrishall, Essex, England), Elizabeth Rebecca (born 1869 in Chrishall, Essex, England), Frank (born 1872 in Chrishall, Essex, England), Tom (born 1875 in Chrishall, Essex, England), Kate (born 1877 in Chrishall, Essex, England) and Noah (born 1879 in Chrishall, Essex, England).


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James Watts's household

Male

James

Watts

Head
Female

Hannah

Watts

Wife
Male

Arthur

Watts

Son
Male

Jonah

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth Rebecca

Watts

Daughter
Male

Frank

Watts

Son
Male

Tom

Watts

Son
Female

Kate

Watts

Daughter
Male

Noah

Watts

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Heydon, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watts

Head

Married

37

1844

Heydon, Essex, England

Hannah

Watts

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chrishall, Essex, England

Arthur

Watts

Son

Single

17

1864

Chrishall, Essex, England

Jonah

Watts

Son

Single

15

1866

Chrishall, Essex, England

Elizabeth Rebecca

Watts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chrishall, Essex, England

Frank

Watts

Son

Single

9

1872

Chrishall, Essex, England

Tom

Watts

Son

Single

6

1875

Chrishall, Essex, England

Kate

Watts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chrishall, Essex, England

Noah

Watts

Son

Single

2

1879

Chrishall, Essex, England

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