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Household of Sarah Watson (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.

Sarah Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Watson, born in 1830 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Featherstone (born 1862 in Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1868 in Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1871 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Servant, Josephine (born 1864 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Sarah's Boarder, Emmerson (born 1864 in Durham, England), Sarah's Visitor, Thomas (born 1823 in Durham, England) and Sarah's Visitor, Alfred C P (born 1878 in Durham, England).


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Sarah Watson's household

Female

Sarah

Watson

Head
Male

Featherstone

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Carrighan

Servant
Male

Emmerson

Harrison

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Egglestone

Visitor
Male

Alfred C P

Miles

Visitor
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Watson

Head

Widow

51

1830

Durham, England

Featherstone

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Mary J

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Josephine

Carrighan

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Emmerson

Harrison

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

Thomas

Egglestone

Visitor

Married

58

1823

Durham, England

Alfred C P

Miles

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

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