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Household of William Watson (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Watson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1824 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Samuel (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Agnes (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Male

Samuel

Watson

Son
Female

Agnes

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

57

1824

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Samuel

Watson

Son

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Agnes

Watson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

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