Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert W Watson (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 W Watson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Watson, born in 1838 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Harriet E Watson, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E R E (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Isabella W (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Sydney W (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Lodger, Samuel (born 1860 in Scotland), Robert W's Boarder, John (born 1844 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Robert W's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert W Watson's household

Male

Robert W

Watson

Head
Female

Harriet E

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary E R E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella W

Watson

Daughter
Male

Sydney W

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Walker

Lodger
Male

John

Lyon

Boarder
Male

John

Boyce

Lodger
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Harriet E

Watson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E R E

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Isabella W

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sydney W

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Walker

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Scotland

John

Lyon

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Boyce

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert W Watson in Liverpool in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert W Watson

We’ve found Robert W Watson in 474 family trees. Find out more about Robert W Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census