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Household of John Jacob Watterson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

John Jacob Watterson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jacob Watterson, born in 1838 in Skelton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John Jacob was the head of the household, married to Ann Watterson, born in 1852 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Han (born 1873 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ann (born 1875 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), James Wm (born 1877 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), Selina R (born 1880 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Bowden, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Jacob's Boarder, Elizabeth Hartez, born in 1861 in -.


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John Jacob Watterson's household

Male

John Jacob

Watterson

Head
Female

Ann

Watterson

Wife
Female

Mary Han

Watterson

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Watterson

Daughter
Male

James Wm

Watterson

Son
Female

Selina R

Watterson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hartez

Boarder
Male

Charles

Hartez

Son
First name(s) John Jacob
Last name Watterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Jacob

Watterson

Head

Married

43

1838

Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Watterson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Han

Watterson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Watterson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

James Wm

Watterson

Son

Single

4

1877

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Selina R

Watterson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hartez

Boarder

Single

20

1861

-

Charles

Hartez

Son

Single

2

1879

Bowden, Leicestershire, England

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