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Household of Mary A Watson (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

Mary A Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary A Watson, born in 1825 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Mary A was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Harry (born 1860 in Margate, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Margate, Kent, England), John R (born 1864 in Margate, Kent, England) and Benjamin (born 1869 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary A's Visitor, Priscilla (born 1829 in Cornwall, England), Mary A's Visitor, Ida K (born 1876 in France) and Mary A's Visitor, Lily M (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Mary A Watson's household

Female

Mary A

Watson

Head
Male

Harry

Watson

Son
Female

Mary A

Watson

Daughter
Male

John R

Watson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Watson

Son
Female

Priscilla

Prideway

Visitor
Female

Ida K

Burnblum

Visitor
Female

Lily M

Burnblum

Visitor
First name(s) Mary A
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary A

Watson

Head

Widow

56

1825

Margate, Kent, England

Harry

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

Margate, Kent, England

Mary A

Watson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Margate, Kent, England

John R

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Margate, Kent, England

Benjamin

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Margate, Kent, England

Priscilla

Prideway

Visitor

Single

52

1829

Cornwall, England

Ida K

Burnblum

Visitor

Single

5

1876

France

Lily M

Burnblum

Visitor

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

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