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Household of Thomas R Watson (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas R Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Watson, born in 1831 in Hoxton, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1836 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Thomas R (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William D (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Sophia (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Rosamond (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Servant, Ann (born 1848 in -) and Thomas R's Servant, Sophia (born 1857 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England).


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Thomas R Watson's household

Male

Thomas R

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Sarah

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas R

Watson

Son
Male

William D

Watson

Son
Female

Ada

Watson

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rosamond

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Shipgood

Servant
Female

Sophia

Handcock

Servant
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

23

1858

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Watson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas R

Watson

Son

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

William D

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ada

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Rosamond

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Shipgood

Servant

Single

33

1848

-

Sophia

Handcock

Servant

Single

24

1857

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

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