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Household of Richard Watson (born 1816, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Watson, born in 1816 in Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1821 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1863 in Bromley, Middlesex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Henry, born 1871 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nurse Child, George (born 1870 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Nurse Child, Ada (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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Richard Watson's household

Male

Richard

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Grand Son
Male

George

Rhodes

Nurse Child
Female

Ada

Rhodes

Nurse Child
First name(s) Richard
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Watson

Head

Married

65

1816

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Brentford, Middlesex, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

18

1863

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Henry

Watson

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Bromley, Middlesex, England

George

Rhodes

Nurse Child

Single

11

1870

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ada

Rhodes

Nurse Child

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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