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Household of John Grist Watts (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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 Grist Watts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grist Watts, born in 1836 in Freshford, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John Grist was the head of the household, married to Catherine Jane Watts, born in 1839 in Freshford, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1865 in Wiltshire, England), Kate Eliza (born 1868 in Wiltshire, England), Charles Edward (born 1870 in Wiltshire, England) and William Aurthur (born 1874 in Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Grist's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1803 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England) and John Grist's Servant, Edith (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Grist Watts's household

Male

John Grist

Watts

Head
Female

Catherine Jane

Watts

Wife
Male

George

Watts

Son
Female

Kate Eliza

Watts

Daughter
Male

Charles Edward

Watts

Son
Male

William Aurthur

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Mother In Law
Female

Edith

Nash

Servant
First name(s) John Grist
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Freshford, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Grist

Watts

Head

Married

45

1836

Freshford, Somerset, England

Catherine Jane

Watts

Wife

Married

42

1839

Freshford, Somerset, England

George

Watts

Son

Single

16

1865

Wiltshire, England

Kate Eliza

Watts

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wiltshire, England

Charles Edward

Watts

Son

Single

11

1870

Wiltshire, England

William Aurthur

Watts

Son

Single

7

1874

Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England

Edith

Nash

Servant

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

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