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Household of Thomas Watkinson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Watkinson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watkinson, born in 1831 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watkinson, born in 1832 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1861 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1864 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1869 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Watkinson's household

Male

Thomas

Watkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Watkinson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

George

Watkinson

Son
Female

Catherine

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Watkinson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watkinson

Head

Married

50

1831

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watkinson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

George

Watkinson

Son

Single

17

1864

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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