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Household of James Watts (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, 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 Watts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watts, born in 1821 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Watts, born in 1828 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Walter J (born 1853 in Bath, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1857 in Bath, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1859 in Pennard, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1866 in Pennard, Somerset, England) and William (born 1869 in Wells, Somerset, England).


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James Watts's household

Male

James

Watts

Head
Female

Mary

Watts

Wife
Male

Walter J

Watts

Son
Male

Frank

Watts

Son
Female

Alice

Watts

Daughter
Male

Henry

Watts

Son
Male

William

Watts

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watts

Head

Married

60

1821

Somerset, England

Mary

Watts

Wife

Married

53

1828

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Walter J

Watts

Son

Single

28

1853

Bath, Somerset, England

Frank

Watts

Son

Single

24

1857

Bath, Somerset, England

Alice

Watts

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Pennard, Somerset, England

Henry

Watts

Son

Single

15

1866

Pennard, Somerset, England

William

Watts

Son

Single

12

1869

Wells, Somerset, England

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