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Household of Richard J Watson (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Richard J Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard J Watson, born in 1838 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Richard J was the head of the household, married to Martha A Watson, born in 1841 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Richard J (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Henrietta (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Joseph W (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Robert H (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England), John (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Martha (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Richard J Watson's household

Male

Richard J

Watson

Head
Female

Martha A

Watson

Wife
Male

Richard J

Watson

Son
Female

Henrietta

Watson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph W

Watson

Son
Female

Rose

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Martha

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard J
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard J

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Islington, Middlesex, England

Martha A

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Islington, Middlesex, England

Richard J

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Joseph W

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Rose

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Islington, Middlesex, England

Robert H

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Martha

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

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