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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1853, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1853 in Patterdale, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Watson, born in 1856 in Patterdale, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1876 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1878 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Cuthbert (born 1879 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Phoebe (born 1881 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Son, William (born 1874 in Patterdale, Cumberland, England) and Joseph's Sister In Law, Tamar (born 1861 in Patterdale, Cumberland, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Sarah

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Hetherington (Watson)

Step Son
Female

Mary J

Watson

Daughter
Male

John T

Watson

Son
Male

Cuthbert

Watson

Son
Female

Phoebe

Watson

Daughter
Female

Tamar

Hetherington

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Patterdale, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

28

1853

Patterdale, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Watson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Patterdale, Cumberland, England

William

Hetherington (Watson)

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Patterdale, Cumberland, England

Mary J

Watson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

John T

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Cuthbert

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Tamar

Hetherington

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Patterdale, Cumberland, England

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