Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Watson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1830 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Watson, born in 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Tom (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Martha

Watson

Wife
Male

Tom

Watson

Son
Male

Frederick

Watson

Son
Female

Mary H

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Watson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Female

Florence

Watson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

51

1830

York, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Watson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Watson

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Watson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Watson in Leeds in 1881, and follow the Watson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Watson

We’ve found William Watson in 1132 family trees. Find out more about William Watson's household and view the Watson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census