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Household of John Wattam (born 1834, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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 Wattam and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wattam, born in 1834 in Bamford, Derbyshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wattam, born in 1830 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1856 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Zilla (born 1862 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1866 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1867 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1874 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Beatrice M, born 1881 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Arthur (born 1861 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wattam's household

Male

John

Wattam

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wattam

Wife
Male

Robert

Wattam

Son
Female

Zilla

Wattam

Daughter
Female

Polly

Wattam

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Wattam

Daughter
Male

Tom

Wattam

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Wattam

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Briggs

Servant
Male

Arthur

Arlington

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wattam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bamford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wattam

Head

Married

47

1834

Bamford, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Wattam

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Wattam

Son

Single

25

1856

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Zilla

Wattam

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Wattam

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Wattam

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wattam

Son

Single

7

1874

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice M

Wattam

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Arlington

Servant

Single

20

1861

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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