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Household of Robert Watkins (born 1847, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Watkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watkins, born in 1847 in Bromley, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watkins, born in 1851 in Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Henry Evan (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John R (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Billington, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Robert's Boarder, Edwin (born 1859 in Shropshire, England).


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Robert Watkins's household

Male

Robert

Watkins

Head
Female

Sarah

Watkins

Wife
Male

Henry Evan

Watkins

Son
Male

John R

Watkins

Son
Male

William

Watkins

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watkins

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robinson

Aunt
Male

William

Jervis

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bromley, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watkins

Head

Married

34

1847

Bromley, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Watkins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Henry Evan

Watkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John R

Watkins

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Watkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watkins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Robinson

Aunt

Widow

63

1818

Billington, Montgomeryshire, Wales

William

Jervis

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Edwin

Davis

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Shropshire, England

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