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Household of Joseph Hy Watts (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Joseph Hy Watts and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hy Watts, born in 1836 in Instow, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Joseph Hy was the head of the household, married to Amelia A Watts, born in 1833 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Henry W (born 1861 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet J (born 1862 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emma K (born 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Caroline A (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frederick W (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Florence A (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph Hy's Father In Law, Henry William (born 1805 in London, Middlesex, England) and Joseph Hy's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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Joseph Hy Watts's household

Male

Joseph Hy

Watts

Head
Female

Amelia A

Watts

Wife
Male

Henry W

Watts

Son
Female

Harriet J

Watts

Daughter
Female

Emma K

Watts

Daughter
Female

Caroline A

Watts

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Watts

Son
Female

Florence A

Watts

Daughter
Male

Henry William

Hall

Father In Law
Female

Eliza

Matthias

Servant
First name(s) Joseph Hy
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Instow, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Hy

Watts

Head

Married

45

1836

Instow, Devon, England

Amelia A

Watts

Wife

Married

48

1833

Taunton, Somerset, England

Henry W

Watts

Son

Single

20

1861

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet J

Watts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma K

Watts

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Caroline A

Watts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick W

Watts

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence A

Watts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry William

Hall

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Matthias

Servant

Single

19

1862

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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