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Household of Samuel Watson (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Samuel Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Watson, born in 1847 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1846 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1870 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Andrew (born 1872 in Elmore, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Durham, England).


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Samuel Watson's household

Male

Samuel

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Watson

Head

Married

34

1847

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Andrew

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Elmore, Durham, England

Samuel

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

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