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Household of Mark Watson (born 1842, Lancashire)

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.

Mark Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Watson, born in 1842 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Harriet Watson, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Mark (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mark's Boarder Lodger, Harriet Watson, born in 1863 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Mark Watson's household

Male

Mark

Watson

Head
Female

Harriet

Watson

Wife
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Male

Mark

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
Female

Harriet

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Watson

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Mark
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mark

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Watson

Boarder Lodger

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

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