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Household of Robert Watton (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Watton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Watton, born in 1837 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Watton, born in 1841 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Rhoda (born 1865 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Pamela (born 1867 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Enoch (born 1876 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England) and Jesse (born 1878 in Coseley, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Isaac Halstead, born in 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Watton's household

Male

Robert

Watton

Head
Female

Phoebe

Watton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watton

Son
Female

Rhoda

Watton

Daughter
Female

Pamela

Watton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watton

Daughter
Male

William

Watton

Son
Male

Enoch

Watton

Son
Female

Jesse

Watton

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Halstead

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Watton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Watton

Head

Married

44

1837

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Watton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Watton

Son

Single

19

1862

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Rhoda

Watton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Pamela

Watton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Watton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

William

Watton

Son

Single

8

1873

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Watton

Son

Single

5

1876

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Jesse

Watton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Coseley, Leicestershire, England

Isaac

Halstead

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

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