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Household of Thomas Watts (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 Watts and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watts, born in 1841 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Watts, born in 1852 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Pauline (born 1867 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Florence (born 1876 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Maude S (born 1877 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Beatrice (born 1879 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Bessie J (born 1881 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Jane Staple, born in 1821 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England.


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Thomas Watts's household

Male

Thomas

Watts

Head
Female

Eliza

Watts

Wife
Female

Pauline

Watts

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watts

Son
Male

Herbert

Watts

Son
Female

Florence

Watts

Daughter
Female

Maude S

Watts

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Watts

Daughter
Female

Bessie J

Watts

Daughter
Female

Jane

Staple

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watts

Head

Married

40

1841

Devon, England

Eliza

Watts

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Pauline

Watts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Watts

Son

Single

12

1869

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Herbert

Watts

Son

Single

7

1874

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Florence

Watts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Maude S

Watts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Beatrice

Watts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Bessie J

Watts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Jane

Staple

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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