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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1849, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watson, born in 1849 in Wylam, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Watson, born in 1852 in Haltwhistle, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1875 in Whickham, Durham, England) and William (born 1878 in Whickham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Richard Ross, born in 1858 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Mary

Watson

Wife
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

Richard

Ross

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wylam, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

32

1849

Wylam, Northumberland, England

Mary

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Haltwhistle, Cumberland, England

John

Watson

Son

Single

6

1875

Whickham, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

3

1878

Whickham, Durham, England

Richard

Ross

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Gateshead, Durham, England

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