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Household of Robert Watson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 Watson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1834 in Dalton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1874 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1879 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Stepson, William (born 1860 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Robert's Stepson, James (born 1863 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Stepson, Alfred (born 1870 in Pennington, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Watson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Watson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Watson

Son
Male

William

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson
Male

James

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson
Male

Alfred

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dalton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Dalton, Lancashire, England

William

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Dalton, Lancashire, England

James

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ranger (Watson)

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Pennington, Lancashire, England

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