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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1845 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Watson, born in 1838 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; James C (born 1869 in Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1870 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1796 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph's Niece, Mary (born 1853 in Durham, England), Joseph's Nephew, John (born 1860 in Durham, England) and Joseph's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1831 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Watson

Wife
Male

James C

Watson

Son
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cuthbertson

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Cuthbertson

Niece
Male

John

Cuthbertson

Nephew
Female

Ann

Jones

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

36

1845

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Elizabeth M

Watson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

James C

Watson

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Cuthbertson

Mother In Law

Widow

85

1796

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Cuthbertson

Niece

Single

28

1853

Durham, England

John

Cuthbertson

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Ann

Jones

Sister In Law

Married

50

1831

Durham, England

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