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Household of Lewis Watkin (born 1826, Merionethshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Lewis Watkin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Watkin, born in 1826 in Merionethshire, consisted of 10 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Jane Watkin, born in 1823 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Evan Benjm (born 1865 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Lodger, Hugh (born 1845 in Cricieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Lewis's Lodger, James W (born 1845 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), Lewis's Lodger, David H (born 1861 in Cemmaes, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Lewis's Lodger, Robert (born 1862 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Lewis's Servant, Mary (born 1831 in New Town, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Lewis's Visitor, Margaret (born 1853 in Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Lewis Watkin's household

Male

Lewis

Watkin

Head
Female

Jane

Watkin

Wife
Male

William

Watkin

Son
Male

Evan Benjm

Watkin

Son
Male

Hugh

Owen

Lodger
Male

James W

Haywood

Lodger
Male

David H

Watkin

Lodger
Male

Robert

Lewis

Lodger
Female

Mary

Phillips

Servant
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Visitor
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Watkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Merionethshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Watkin

Head

Married

55

1826

Merionethshire, Wales

Jane

Watkin

Wife

Married

58

1823

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

William

Watkin

Son

Single

19

1862

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Evan Benjm

Watkin

Son

Single

16

1865

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Hugh

Owen

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Cricieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales

James W

Haywood

Lodger

Widower

36

1845

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

David H

Watkin

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cemmaes, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Robert

Lewis

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Mary

Phillips

Servant

Single

50

1831

New Town, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Montgomeryshire, Wales

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