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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1836 in Sandiway, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watson, born in 1840 in Hemswell, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1865 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Matthew (born 1875 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), Rachel (born 1877 in Hartford, Cheshire, England), John (born 1881 in Hartford, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1843 in Heswall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Matthew Howard, born in 1810 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Watson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Male

Matthew

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

Matthew

Howard

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Howard

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sandiway, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

45

1836

Sandiway, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hemswell, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Watson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Watson

Son

Single

13

1868

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Matthew

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hartford, Cheshire, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hartford, Cheshire, England

Matthew

Howard

Lodger

Widower

71

1810

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Howard

Son

Single

38

1843

Heswall, Cheshire, England

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