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Household of William Watkins (born 1851, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Watkins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watkins, born in 1851 in Llangrove, Herefordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watkins, born in 1857 in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1875 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Mary Jane (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Edith (born 1860 in Llangrove, Herefordshire, England), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1855 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England) and William's Lodger, M H (born 1864 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Watkins's household

Male

William

Watkins

Head
Female

Mary

Watkins

Wife
Male

Arthur

Watkins

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Watkins

Daughter
Female

Edith

Garness

Sister In Law
Male

Richard

Eyles

Lodger
Male

M H

Harvey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Llangrove, Herefordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watkins

Head

Married

30

1851

Llangrove, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Watkins

Wife

Married

24

1857

Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales

Arthur

Watkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Watkins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith

Garness

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Llangrove, Herefordshire, England

Richard

Eyles

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

M H

Harvey

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

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