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Household of John Watkins (born 1841, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Watkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watkins, born in 1841 in Hereford, Herefordshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Watkins, born in 1849 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Matilda (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and William (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Kent, England) and John's Boarder, Alfred (born 1850 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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John Watkins's household

Male

John

Watkins

Head
Female

Emma

Watkins

Wife
Female

Matilda

Watkins

Daughter
Male

William

Watkins

Son
Female

Mary

Watkins

Mother
Male

Alfred

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watkins

Head

Married

40

1841

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Emma

Watkins

Wife

Married

32

1849

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Watkins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

William

Watkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary

Watkins

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Kent, England

Alfred

Smith

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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