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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pickering, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1876 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Ruth (born 1860 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, George (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Thompson (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

John W

Watson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Watson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Lownsbro

Servant
Male

George

Foxton

Servant
Male

John

Wood

Servant
Male

Thompson

Widd

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place 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

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

John W

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Watson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Lownsbro

Servant

Single

21

1860

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

George

Foxton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

John

Wood

Servant

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Thompson

Widd

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

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