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Household of Thomas Watson (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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 Watson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watson, born in 1823 in Iden, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther Watson, born in 1819 in Iden, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1820 in Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Jane (born 1863 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Thomas Watson's household

Male

Thomas

Watson

Head
Female

Esther

Watson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Williams

Boarder
Female

Jane

Bettsworth

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Iden, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watson

Head

Married

58

1823

Iden, Kent, England

Esther

Watson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Iden, Sussex, England

Joseph

Williams

Boarder

Single

61

1820

Middlesex, England

Jane

Bettsworth

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Sheerness, Kent, England

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