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Household of Sharpe Watson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Sharpe Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sharpe Watson, born in 1829 in Delph, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Sharpe was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1832 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1870 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Brompton, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1877 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).


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Sharpe Watson's household

Male

Sharpe

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Mary J

Watson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) Sharpe
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Delph, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sharpe

Watson

Head

Married

52

1829

Delph, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

23

1858

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Grace

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brompton, Lancashire, England

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