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Household of William J Watson (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 J Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Watson, born in 1845 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1848 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Eliza Jane (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Florence L (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William John (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William J Watson's household

Male

William J

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Female

Eliza Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Florence L

Watson

Daughter
Male

William John

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William J
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Watson

Head

Married

36

1845

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Florence L

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William John

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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