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Household of James Watts (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jersey, Jersey, Channel Islands

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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.

James Watts and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watts, born in 1844 in , consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Watts, born in 1857 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. They had 9 children; John (born 1868 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), Henry (born 1869 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), George (born 1871 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), James (born 1872 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), Elizabeth (born 1873 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), Emma (born 1874 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), Charles (born 1878 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands), Florence (born 1879 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands) and Dora (born 1880 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1821 in -) and James's Daughter In Law, Helen (born 1861 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands).


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James Watts's household

Male

James

Watts

Head
Female

Eliza

Watts

Wife
Male

John

Watts

Son
Male

Henry

Watts

Son
Male

George

Watts

Son
Male

James

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter
Female

Emma

Watts

Daughter
Male

Charles

Watts

Son
Female

Florence

Watts

Daughter
Female

Dora

Watts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pearce

Mother In Law
Female

Helen

Pearce

Daughter In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Watts

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Eliza

Watts

Wife

Married

24

1857

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

John

Watts

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Henry

Watts

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

George

Watts

Son

Single

10

1871

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

James

Watts

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Emma

Watts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Charles

Watts

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Florence

Watts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Dora

Watts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Elizabeth

Pearce

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

-

Helen

Pearce

Daughter In Law

Single

20

1861

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

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