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Household of John Watts (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 Watts and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watts, born in 1833 in Poulton, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watts, born in 1834 in Poulton, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Lucy (born 1859 in Brecknockshire, Wales), George (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mercy (born 1865 in Beaufort, Breconshire, Wales), Martha (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Clara, born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Other, Janet (born 1857 in Poulton, Somerset, England) and John's Other, Jane (born 1807 in Poulton, Somerset, England).


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John Watts's household

Male

John

Watts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife
Female

Lucy

Watts

Daughter
Male

George

Watts

Son
Female

Mercy

Watts

Daughter
Female

Martha

Watts

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watts

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Watts

Daughter
Male

James

Watts

Son
Female

Emily

Watts

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lewis

Other
Female

Clara

Lewis

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Gregory

Other
First name(s) John
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Poulton, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watts

Head

Married

48

1833

Poulton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife

Married

47

1834

Poulton, Somerset, England

Lucy

Watts

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Brecknockshire, Wales

George

Watts

Son

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Watts

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Beaufort, Breconshire, Wales

Martha

Watts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Watts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Watts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Watts

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Watts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Lewis

Other

Single

24

1857

Poulton, Somerset, England

Clara

Lewis

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Gregory

Other

-

74

1807

Poulton, Somerset, England

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