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Household of Reuben Watkins (born 1847, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Reuben Watkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Watkins, born in 1847 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Thomasina Watkins, born in 1853 in Bebington, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Hy (born 1875 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), William (born 1877 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), George (born 1878 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Minnie (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Father In Law, Thomas Norman, born in 1803 in Neston, Cheshire, England.


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Reuben Watkins's household

Male

Reuben

Watkins

Head
Female

Thomasina

Watkins

Wife
Male

Thomas Hy

Watkins

Son
Male

William

Watkins

Son
Male

George

Watkins

Son
Male

Henry

Watkins

Son
Female

Minnie

Watkins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Norman

Father In Law
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Watkins

Head

Married

34

1847

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thomasina

Watkins

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Thomas Hy

Watkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Bebington, Cheshire, England

William

Watkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Bebington, Cheshire, England

George

Watkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Henry

Watkins

Son

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Minnie

Watkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Norman

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Neston, Cheshire, England

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