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Household of Percival Watson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Percival Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Percival Watson, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Percival was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1851 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Lucy (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Percival's Sister In Law, Hannah (born 1854 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Percival's Sister In Law, Martha J (born 1856 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Percival's Brother In Law, James (born 1859 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).


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Percival Watson's household

Male

Percival

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Watson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Davison

Sister In Law
Female

Martha J

Davison

Sister In Law
Male

James

Davison

Brother In Law
First name(s) Percival
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Percival

Watson

Head

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Davison

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Martha J

Davison

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

James

Davison

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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