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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Watson, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah E (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Isabella E (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary G (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Henry A (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Lucy (born 1866 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Annie

Watson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Isabella E

Watson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Watson

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Watson

Son
Female

Ada

Watson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ainsworth

Servant
Female

Lucy

Garnnage

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Annie

Watson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Isabella E

Watson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edith

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary G

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry A

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada

Watson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ainsworth

Servant

Single

23

1858

Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Garnnage

Servant

Single

15

1866

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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