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Household of William Watkinson (born 1855, Yorkshire)

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 Watkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watkinson, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watkinson, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Sarah (born 1823 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and William's Boarder, Henry (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Watkinson's household

Male

William

Watkinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watkinson

Wife
Female

Florence

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Watkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Watkinson

Son
Female

Emma

Watkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Watkinson

Mother
Male

Henry

Watkinson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Watkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watkinson

Head

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watkinson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Watkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Watkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watkinson

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Watkinson

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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