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Household of William Watson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 1835 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1837 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Sarah A (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1866 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Hannah M

Watson

Daughter
Male

John W

Watson

Son
Male

Edward

Watson

Son
Female

Ada

Watson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Watson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Watson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Watson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Halifax, 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

46

1835

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Watson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John W

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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