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Household of William Watson (born 1823, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Watson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1823 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Watson, born in 1827 in Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Jane (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Agnes (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse Child, Ernest Ovenden, born in 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Ann

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Ovenden

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

58

1823

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ann

Watson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

15

1866

Croydon, Surrey, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Agnes

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ernest

Ovenden

Nurse Child

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

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