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Household of William Watts (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Watts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watts, born in 1840 in Kingsdon, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watts, born in 1841 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Alice A (born 1875 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Kate M (born 1878 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England) and Frederic W (born 1880 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Lydia (born 1865 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Lydia S (born 1868 in Donyatt, Somerset, England).


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William Watts's household

Male

William

Watts

Head
Female

Mary A

Watts

Wife
Female

Alice A

Watts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Watts

Daughter
Female

Kate M

Watts

Daughter
Male

Frederic W

Watts

Son
Female

Lydia

Pavey

Servant
Female

Lydia S

Chick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kingsdon, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watts

Head

Married

41

1840

Kingsdon, Somerset, England

Mary A

Watts

Wife

Married

40

1841

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Alice A

Watts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Watts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Kate M

Watts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Frederic W

Watts

Son

Single

1

1880

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Lydia

Pavey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

Lydia S

Chick

Servant

Single

13

1868

Donyatt, Somerset, England

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