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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1843 in Tong, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, Samuel (born 1845 in Tong, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Father, Benjamin (born 1800 in Tong, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Godfrey (born 1855 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Ellen M (born 1857 in Tong, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Henrietta (born 1880 in Tong, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1831 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Annie (born 1843 in Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Male

Samuel

Watson

Brother
Male

Benjamin

Watson

Father
Male

Godfrey

Knowles

Boarder
Female

Ellen M

Knowles

Boarder
Female

Henrietta

Knowles

Boarder
Male

Richard

Cardin

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Cardin

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Tong, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Single

38

1843

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Watson

Brother

Single

36

1845

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Watson

Father

Widower

81

1800

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Godfrey

Knowles

Boarder

Married

26

1855

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen M

Knowles

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Knowles

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Cardin

Lodger Head

Married

50

1831

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Cardin

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Middlesex, England

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