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Household of Robert W Watson (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 W Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Watson, born in 1839 in Horton, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Watson, born in 1848 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert W (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Rayne M (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George F (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles E R (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jessie I (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Harold A (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Servant, Sarah A (born 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Robert W's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Robert W Watson's household

Male

Robert W

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Watson

Wife
Male

Robert W

Watson

Son
Female

Rayne M

Watson

Daughter
Male

George F

Watson

Son
Male

Charles E R

Watson

Son
Female

Jessie I

Watson

Daughter
Male

Harold A

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Evans

Servant
Female

Sarah

Cox

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Horton, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Watson

Head

Married

42

1839

Horton, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Robert W

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rayne M

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George F

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles E R

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie I

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harold A

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Evans

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Cox

Servant

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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