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Household of William Watson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, 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 Watson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1838 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Watson, born in 1840 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), Hiram (born 1871 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), Jane Annie (born 1873 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England), John Leonard (born 1879 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Appren, George Clarke, born in 1861 in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Hannah

Watson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

Hiram

Watson

Son
Female

Jane Annie

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Watson

Daughter
Male

John Leonard

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

George

Clarke

Appren
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Hiram

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Jane Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

John Leonard

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

George

Clarke

Appren

Single

20

1861

Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England

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