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Household of William Watts (born 1821, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watts, born in 1821 in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watts, born in 1823 in West Pennard, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Theodore (born 1863 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Mary J (born 1869 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Frank (born 1846 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1846 in Bath, Somerset, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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William Watts's household

Male

William

Watts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife
Male

Theodore

Watts

Son
Female

Mary J

Watts

Daughter
Male

Frank

Cook

Lodger
Male

William

Watts

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Pike

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watts

Head

Married

60

1821

Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife

Married

58

1823

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Theodore

Watts

Son

Single

18

1863

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary J

Watts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Frank

Cook

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Watts

Lodger

Widower

35

1846

Bath, Somerset, England

Thomas

Pike

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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