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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1832 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph W (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward A (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Charles Hy Watson, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Watson

Son
Male

John T

Watson

Son
Male

Edward A

Watson

Son
Male

Ernest

Watson

Son
Female

Kate

Watson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Watson

Son
Male

Alexander

Watson

Son
Male

Charles Hy

Watson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

49

1832

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph W

Watson

Son

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John T

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward A

Watson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Watson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles Hy

Watson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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