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Household of John Watton (born 1851, Staffordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watton, born in 1851 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Watton, born in 1853 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John B (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Betsey E (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Phoebe H (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England).


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John Watton's household

Male

John

Watton

Head
Female

Mary J

Watton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Watton

Daughter
Male

John B

Watton

Son
Female

Betsey E

Watton

Daughter
Female

Anne

Watton

Daughter
Female

Phoebe H

Watton

Daughter
Male

James

Hilton

Boarder
Male

William

Vewton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Watton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watton

Head

Married

30

1851

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Watton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Watton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

John B

Watton

Son

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Betsey E

Watton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Anne

Watton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Phoebe H

Watton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Hilton

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Vewton

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

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