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Household of John Watmough (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Watmough and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watmough, born in 1835 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Watmough, born in 1844 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Standish, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, James (born 1847 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Michael (born 1833 in Ireland).


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John Watmough's household

Male

John

Watmough

Head
Female

Mary

Watmough

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watmough

Son
Male

Richard

Watmough

Son
Male

James

Watmough

Son
Female

Ellen

Watmough

Daughter
Male

James

Watmough

Lodger
Male

Michael

Kennedy

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watmough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watmough

Head

Married

46

1835

Standish, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watmough

Wife

Married

37

1844

Standish, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Watmough

Son

Single

10

1871

Standish, Lancashire, England

Richard

Watmough

Son

Single

7

1874

Standish, Lancashire, England

James

Watmough

Son

Single

5

1876

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Watmough

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Watmough

Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Standish, Lancashire, England

Michael

Kennedy

Lodger

Married

48

1833

Ireland

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