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Household of William J Watts (born 1827, Hampshire)

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 Watts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Watts, born in 1827 in Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watts, born in 1839 in Blackheath, Kent, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1863 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1865 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1866 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Visitor, Maria Cox, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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William J Watts's household

Male

William J

Watts

Head
Female

Margaret

Watts

Wife
Male

George

Watts

Son
Male

Albert

Watts

Son
Male

Walter

Watts

Son
Female

Gertrude

Watts

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watts

Son
Female

Maria

Cox

Visitor
First name(s) William J
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Watts

Head

Married

54

1827

Hampshire, England

Margaret

Watts

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackheath, Kent, England

George

Watts

Son

Single

18

1863

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Albert

Watts

Son

Single

16

1865

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Walter

Watts

Son

Single

15

1866

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Gertrude

Watts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Watts

Son

Single

6

1875

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Maria

Cox

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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