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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1845 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Ireland), Joseph's Lodger, Thomas (born 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Brook (born 1848 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Amy

Watson

Daughter
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Ellen

Gardom

Servant
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger
Male

James

Blakey

Lodger
Male

Brook

Howard

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

35

1846

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Watson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Gardom

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Blakey

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Brook

Howard

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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