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Household of William H Watson (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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 H Watson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Watson, born in 1840 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Watson, born in 1839 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin J (born 1865 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Harry J (born 1869 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Frank J (born 1875 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Ada E (born 1876 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Alice E (born 1878 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and William G (born 1879 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Lodger, Martha C Suter, born in 1829 in St George, Denbighshire, Wales.


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William H Watson's household

Male

William H

Watson

Head
Female

Eliza A

Watson

Wife
Male

Benjamin J

Watson

Son
Female

Mary E

Watson

Daughter
Male

Harry J

Watson

Son
Male

Frank J

Watson

Son
Female

Ada E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Watson

Daughter
Male

William G

Watson

Son
Female

Martha C

Suter

Lodger
First name(s) William H
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Benjamin J

Watson

Son

Single

16

1865

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Harry J

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Frank J

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ada E

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice E

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westminster, Middlesex, England

William G

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Martha C

Suter

Lodger

Married

52

1829

St George, Denbighshire, Wales

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