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Household of John Watkins (born 1848, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Watkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watkins, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John J (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Agnes M (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary A (born 1816 in Ullington, Warwickshire, England), John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1831 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Cornelius (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Boarder, Patrick J (born 1855 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Kate (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Watkins's household

Male

John

Watkins

Head
Male

John J

Watkins

Son
Male

George

Watkins

Son
Female

Agnes M

Watkins

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Watkins

Mother
Female

Mary

Newland

Mother In Law
Male

Cornelius

Mottram

Boarder
Male

Patrick J

Clerk

Boarder
Female

Kate

Sweeney

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watkins

Head

Widower

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John J

Watkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Watkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes M

Watkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Watkins

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Ullington, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Newland

Mother In Law

Married

50

1831

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Cornelius

Mottram

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Patrick J

Clerk

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Kate

Sweeney

Servant

Single

25

1856

Ireland

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