1881 census occupation

Watchmaker surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Watchmaker in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.

Occupation summary

274 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 439 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Gaydon, with 6 people recorded as Watchmaker.

Surnames most linked with Watchmaker

These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.

#	Surname	People	1881 total
1	Gaydon	6	188
2	Hammersley	5	941
3	Mayer	5	1,715
4	Mayhew	5	2,469
5	Muller	5	1,112
6	Winder	5	1,966
7	Abrahams	4	2,249
8	Airey	4	2,266
9	Beesley	4	2,403
10	Eames	4	2,061
11	Faller	4	92
12	Fehrenbach	4	73
13	Joy	4	2,511
14	Medcalf	4	1,171
15	Mothersole	4	322
16	Scrivener	4	1,309
17	Snook	4	2,105
18	Solomon	4	2,033
19	Barnacle	3	362
20	Burroughs	3	958
21	Carnell	3	902
22	Crundwell	3	115
23	Cuff	3	1,165
24	Elias	3	978
25	Elkington	3	1,124
26	Ganter	3	30
27	Greenbank	3	329
28	Guillaume	3	32
29	Ison	3	888
30	Kirton	3	1,378
31	Mortlock	3	929
32	Player	3	1,151
33	Putley	3	79
34	Smallpage	3	98
35	Tydeman	3	256
36	Whiteway	3	413
37	Willcocks	3	1,231
38	Ashall	2	428
39	Bach	2	332
40	Beecher	2	310
41	Berkley	2	405
42	Bridson	2	171
43	Bromwich	2	656
44	Bulford	2	163
45	Colyer	2	775
46	Corker	2	732
47	Crake	2	289
48	Curzon	2	586
49	Dench	2	569
50	Edgcumbe	2	72
51	Etches	2	345
52	Ezard	2	215
53	Fawson	2	68
54	Fellowes	2	494
55	Frederick	2	277
56	Freebody	2	130
57	Gentle	2	993
58	Gidman	2	238
59	Gimbert	2	152
60	Glen	2	2,978
61	Greenbaum	2	32
62	Gross	2	551
63	Gum	2	123
64	Haffner	2	49
65	Ideson	2	125
66	Illman	2	239
67	Kaiser	2	80
68	Kerrison	2	697
69	Kuhn	2	84
70	Manwaring	2	473
71	Maule	2	717
72	Mogridge	2	437
73	Nokes	2	671
74	Owston	2	199
75	Prew	2	364
76	Rattenbury	2	415
77	Reiner	2	32
78	Renvoize	2	23
79	Rositer	2	103
80	Sayle	2	202
81	Schmidt	2	668
82	Sellar	2	712
83	Sheraton	2	150
84	Shires	2	838
85	Sorell	2	71
86	Stanbury	2	786
87	Swinburn	2	562
88	Swinburne	2	390
89	Towle	2	786
90	Tranmer	2	104
91	Tring	2	228
92	Tyte	2	151
93	Valiant	2	100
94	Vokes	2	531
95	Waddell	2	2,653
96	Waggitt	2	66
97	Waghorne	2	269
98	Waldie	2	650
99	Weare	2	533
100	Wegg	2	187