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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Watson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1831 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Georgina Watson, born in 1831 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Ivan (born 1857 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England) and Alice (born 1869 in France).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister Daughter, Margaret (born 1849 in Ightham, Kent, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Australia) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Lustleigh, Devon, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Georgina

Watson

Wife
Male

Ivan

Watson

Son
Female

Alice

Watson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Sister Daughter
Female

Mary

Chummings

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lamb

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

50

1831

City of London, Middlesex, England

Georgina

Watson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ivan

Watson

Son

Married

24

1857

Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

France

Margaret

Watson

Sister Daughter

Married

32

1849

Ightham, Kent, England

Mary

Chummings

Servant

Single

23

1858

Australia

Elizabeth

Lamb

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lustleigh, Devon, England

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