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Household of Joseph W Watts (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph W Watts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Watts, born in 1847 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Watts, born in 1851 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie E (born 1872 in Miles Platting, Lancashire, England), Edwin M (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph W (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James B (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas W (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph W's Cousin, Georgina Cotton, born in 1866 in Gorton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph W Watts's household

Male

Joseph W

Watts

Head
Female

Hannah M

Watts

Wife
Female

Annie E

Watts

Daughter
Male

Edwin M

Watts

Son
Male

Joseph W

Watts

Son
Male

James B

Watts

Son
Male

Thomas W

Watts

Son
Female

Sarah

Watts

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Cotton

Cousin
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Watts

Head

Married

34

1847

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Watts

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Watts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Miles Platting, Lancashire, England

Edwin M

Watts

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Watts

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James B

Watts

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Watts

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Watts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Cotton

Cousin

Single

15

1866

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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