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Household of William Watkin (born 1845, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Watkin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watkin, born in 1845 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watkin, born in 1848 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah A Smithson, born in 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Watkin's household

Male

William

Watkin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watkin

Wife
Female

Mary

Watkin

Daughter
Male

John

Watkin

Son
Female

Ellen

Watkin

Daughter
Female

Kate

Watkin

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Smithson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watkin

Head

Married

36

1845

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Watkin

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watkin

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Watkin

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Watkin

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Watkin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Smithson

Servant

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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