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Household of William L Watkinson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 L Watkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L Watkinson, born in 1839 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William L was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Watkinson, born in 1841 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Florence J (born 1869 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1877 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William L's Boarder, Alfred (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England) and William L's Servant, Kate (born 1864 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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William L Watkinson's household

Male

William L

Watkinson

Head
Female

Phoebe

Watkinson

Wife
Female

Florence J

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Watkinson

Son
Female

Ethel

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Reynolds

Boarder
Female

Kate

Fryer

Servant
First name(s) William L
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William L

Watkinson

Head

Married

42

1839

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Watkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Florence J

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Watkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Ethel

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Alfred

Reynolds

Boarder

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Kate

Fryer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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