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Household of John Frederick Watson (born 1846, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

John Frederick Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Frederick Watson, born in 1846 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. John Frederick was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1845 in Settle, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John Edward Walter (born 1870 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Henry Harold (born 1874 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Gilbert (born 1876 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Edgar (born 1878 in -) and Edmund (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John Frederick's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and John Frederick's Servant, Caroline (born 1868 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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John Frederick Watson's household

Male

John Frederick

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

John Edward Walter

Watson

Son
Male

Henry Harold

Watson

Son
Male

Gilbert

Watson

Son
Male

Edgar

Watson

Son
Male

Edmund

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Bowner

Servant
Female

Caroline

Bunker

Servant
First name(s) John Frederick
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Frederick

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Settle, Yorkshire, England

John Edward Walter

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Brixton, Surrey, England

Henry Harold

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Brixton, Surrey, England

Gilbert

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Edgar

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Edmund

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

-

Mary

Bowner

Servant

Single

26

1855

Brixton, Surrey, England

Caroline

Bunker

Servant

Single

13

1868

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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