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Household of Robert Watson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watson, born in 1815 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Watson, born in 1818 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1850 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England), Esther (born 1856 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1859 in Easthorpe, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Charlotte (born 1873 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England) and Watson (born 1880 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Watson's household

Male

Robert

Watson

Head
Female

Alice

Watson

Wife
Female

Alice

Plummer

Daughter
Female

Esther

Watson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Watson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Plummer

Grand Daughter
Male

Watson

Plummer

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watson

Head

Married

66

1815

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Watson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Plummer

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Watson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Watson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Easthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Plummer

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

Watson

Plummer

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Clifton, Yorkshire, England

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