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Household of Jonathan Watson (born 1838, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Jonathan Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Watson, born in 1838 in Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Jonathan Watson's household

Male

Jonathan

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Watson

Son
Female

Eliza

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

James

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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