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Household of Moses Watkinson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Moses Watkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Watkinson, born in 1847 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Watkinson, born in 1851 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), Charles (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England), John W (born 1876 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Annie (born 1879 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Hunwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Boarder, William Wilson, born in 1858 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England.


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Moses Watkinson's household

Male

Moses

Watkinson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Watkinson

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Watkinson

Son
Male

John W

Watkinson

Son
Female

Annie

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Moses
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Watkinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Watkinson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Charles

Watkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

John W

Watkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Annie

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Alice

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hunwick, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

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