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Household of Thomas Watts (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Watts, born in 1839 in Rusholme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Watts, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith Mary (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha Jane (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son Adopted, Thomas William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Watts's household

Male

Thomas

Watts

Head
Female

Mary

Watts

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Watts

Daughter
Female

Bertha Jane

Watts

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Watts

Daughter
Male

Thomas William

Watts

Son Adopted
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Watts

Head

Married

42

1839

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watts

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith Mary

Watts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha Jane

Watts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Watts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Watts

Son Adopted

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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