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Household of James Watts (born 1845, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 1845 in Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watts, born in 1843 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 6 children; Herbert A (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Emily C (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ethel Florence (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Walter Geo (born 1880 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alice Mary (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Caroline C Sterling, born in 1864 in Cowling, Suffolk, England.


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James Watts's household

Male

James

Watts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife
Male

Herbert A

Watts

Son
Female

Edith A

Watts

Daughter
Female

Emily C

Watts

Daughter
Female

Ethel Florence

Watts

Daughter
Male

Walter Geo

Watts

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Watts

Daughter
Female

Caroline C

Sterling

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watts

Head

Married

36

1845

Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife

Married

38

1843

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Herbert A

Watts

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Watts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Emily C

Watts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Florence

Watts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Walter Geo

Watts

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice Mary

Watts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Caroline C

Sterling

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cowling, Suffolk, England

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