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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1840 in Tanfield, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Watson, born in 1844 in Tanfield, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1869 in Tanfield, Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1872 in Tanfield, Durham, England), William B (born 1876 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Stanley, Durham, England), Joseph J (born 1879 in Stanley, Durham, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Stanley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Charles (born 1859 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Joseph's Servant, Frederick (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Stanley, Durham, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Annie

Watson

Wife
Female

Annie

Watson

Daughter
Male

George

Watson

Son
Female

Isabella

Watson

Daughter
Male

William B

Watson

Son
Female

Lilly

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph J

Watson

Son
Male

Ernest

Watson

Son
Male

Charles

Mole

Servant
Male

Frederick

Humphrey

Servant
Female

Isabella

Williamson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tanfield, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

41

1840

Tanfield, Durham, England

Annie

Watson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tanfield, Durham, England

Annie

Watson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tanfield, Durham, England

George

Watson

Son

Single

10

1871

Tanfield, Durham, England

Isabella

Watson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tanfield, Durham, England

William B

Watson

Son

Single

5

1876

Tanfield, Durham, England

Lilly

Watson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stanley, Durham, England

Joseph J

Watson

Son

Single

2

1879

Stanley, Durham, England

Ernest

Watson

Son

Single

1

1880

Stanley, Durham, England

Charles

Mole

Servant

Single

22

1859

Gateshead, Durham, England

Frederick

Humphrey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Williamson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stanley, Durham, England

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