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Household of Robert H Watson (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Robert H Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert H Watson, born in 1820 in Covent Garden, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Robert H was the head of the household, married to Helen Watson, born in 1837 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1860 in South Hackney, Middlesex, England), May A (born 1870 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Samuel (born 1865 in Dalston, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert H's Boarder, Jane (born 1810 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Robert H's Servant, Jane Hester (born 1857 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).


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Robert H Watson's household

Male

Robert H

Watson

Head
Female

Helen

Watson

Wife
Male

John T

Watson

Son
Female

May A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Burch

Boarder
Female

Jane Hester

Low

Servant
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
First name(s) Robert H
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Covent Garden, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert H

Watson

Head

Married

61

1820

Covent Garden, Middlesex, England

Helen

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

John T

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

May A

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Jane

Burch

Boarder

Single

71

1810

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Jane Hester

Low

Servant

Single

24

1857

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Dalston, Middlesex, England

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