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Household of William A Watts (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

William A Watts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Watts, born in 1837 in Hanford, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Louisa Watts, born in 1842 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Walter H (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William N (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Rosa (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Blackley, Lancashire, England).


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William A Watts's household

Male

William A

Watts

Head
Female

Louisa

Watts

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Watts

Son
Female

Louisa

Watts

Daughter
Male

Walter H

Watts

Son
Male

William N

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Watts

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Watts

Daughter
First name(s) William A
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Hanford, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Watts

Head

Married

44

1837

Hanford, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Watts

Wife

Married

39

1842

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Watts

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Watts

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Walter H

Watts

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

William N

Watts

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rosa

Watts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Watts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackley, Lancashire, England

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