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Household of Robert Spencer Watson (born 1838, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Spencer Watson and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Spencer Watson, born in 1838 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Robert Spencer was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Watson, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Ruth S (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Evelin S (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary S (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Bertha S (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Arnold S (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Spencer's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Durham, England), Robert Spencer's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Robert Spencer's Servant, Margaret E (born 1860 in Whickham, Durham, England) and Robert Spencer's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
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Robert Spencer Watson's household
Robert Spencer
Watson
Head
Elizabeth S
Watson
Wife
Ruth S
Watson
Daughter
Evelin S
Watson
Daughter
Mary S
Watson
Daughter
Bertha S
Watson
Daughter
Arnold S
Watson
Son
Elizabeth
Meynell
Servant
Margaret
Matthews
Servant
Margaret E
Sanderson
Servant
Jane
Mullen
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert Spencer |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Gateshead, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Spencer | Watson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth S | Watson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Ruth S | Watson | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Evelin S | Watson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Mary S | Watson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Bertha S | Watson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Arnold S | Watson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Meynell | Servant | Single | 40 | 1841 | Durham, England | |
Margaret | Matthews | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Bedlington, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret E | Sanderson | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Whickham, Durham, England | |
Jane | Mullen | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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