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Household of Benjamin Watts (born 1828, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blandford, Dorset, 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.

Benjamin Watts and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Watts, born in 1828 in Blandford, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watts, born in 1832 in Blandford, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1859 in Blandford, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father In Law, John Hicks, born in 1795 in Blandford, Dorset, England.


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Benjamin Watts's household

Male

Benjamin

Watts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife
Male

Frederick

Watts

Son
Male

John

Hicks

Father In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Blandford, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Watts

Head

Married

53

1828

Blandford, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife

Married

49

1832

Blandford, Dorset, England

Frederick

Watts

Son

Single

22

1859

Blandford, Dorset, England

John

Hicks

Father In Law

Widower

86

1795

Blandford, Dorset, England

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