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Household of Peter Watson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Peter Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Watson, born in 1843 in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary J Watson, born in 1848 in Riccall, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Peter W O (born 1872 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England), Mary A L (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Lily J (born 1876 in Welbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie A (born 1878 in Girsby, Yorkshire, England) and Edward W (born 1881 in Welbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Robert Todd, born in 1863 in Norton, Durham, England.


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Peter Watson's household

Male

Peter

Watson

Head
Female

Mary J

Watson

Wife
Male

Peter W O

Watson

Grand Son
Female

Mary A L

Watson

Grand Daughter
Female

Lily J

Watson

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie A

Watson

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward W

Watson

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Todd

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Watson

Head

Married

38

1843

Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Riccall, Yorkshire, England

Peter W O

Watson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Mary A L

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Lily J

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Welbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie A

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Girsby, Yorkshire, England

Edward W

Watson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Welbury, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Todd

Servant

Single

18

1863

Norton, Durham, England

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