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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1848, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1848 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Watson, born in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1877 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's 1st Cousin, S M Edwards, born in 1803 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah M

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Hannah

Watson

Daughter
Male

S M

Edwards

1st Cousin
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

33

1848

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Sarah M

Watson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

S M

Edwards

1st Cousin

Single

78

1803

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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