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Household of William Watling (born 1855, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Watling and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watling, born in 1855 in Benwick, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Watling, born in 1854 in Gorton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Lizzie, born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Richard Prideaux, born in 1840 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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William Watling's household

Male

William

Watling

Head
Female

Margaret A

Watling

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Watling

Daughter
Male

Richard

Prideaux

Boarder Head
Female

Jane

Prideaux

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Watling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watling

Head

Married

26

1855

Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England

Margaret A

Watling

Wife

Married

27

1854

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Watling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Richard

Prideaux

Boarder Head

Married

41

1840

Devonport, Devon, England

Jane

Prideaux

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lynn, Lancashire, England

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