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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 1837 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Watson, born in 1841 in Allenheads, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1865 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Mary (born 1867 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Fanny (born 1871 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Henry (born 1874 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), George (born 1877 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1878 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mary A

Watson

Wife
Female

Ann

Watson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Son
Male

George

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Watson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary A

Watson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Allenheads, Northumberland, England

Ann

Watson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Fanny

Watson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Henry

Watson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolsingham, Durham, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Charles

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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