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Household of William T Watson (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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 T Watson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Watson, born in 1840 in Chigwell, Essex, consisted of 14 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Isabella Watson, born in 1845 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 8 children; George Alex (born 1869 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), William D (born 1871 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Dorothy (born 1873 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Cecil (born 1875 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Geoffrey C (born 1877 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth Holly (born 1879 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Thomas C (born 1880 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William T's Sister-In-Law, Emily (born 1847 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William T's Servant, Kate (born 1830 in Ireland), William T's Servant, Margaret (born 1832 in Ireland) and William T's Servant, Jane E (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William T Watson's household

Male

William T

Watson

Head
Female

Isabella

Watson

Wife
Male

George Alex

Watson

Son
Male

William D

Watson

Son
Female

Dorothy

Watson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Watson

Son
Male

Cecil

Watson

Son
Male

Geoffrey C

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Holly

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas C

Watson

Son
Female

Emily

Bluden

Sister-In-Law
Female

Kate

Nolan

Servant
Female

Margaret

Keegan

Servant
Female

Jane E

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) William T
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chigwell, Essex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Chigwell, Essex, England

Isabella

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

George Alex

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

William D

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Dorothy

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Cecil

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Geoffrey C

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Holly

Watson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Thomas C

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Emily

Bluden

Sister-In-Law

Single

34

1847

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Kate

Nolan

Servant

Single

51

1830

Ireland

Margaret

Keegan

Servant

Single

49

1832

Ireland

Jane E

Thompson

Servant

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

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