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Household of Joseph Watson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1834 in , consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rachael Watson, born in 1834 in England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1859 in England), Joseph (born 1861 in England), Margaret (born 1865 in England), Rachael (born 1868 in -), James (born 1869 in Kinrossshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Kinrossshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, John Thompson, born in 1864 in England.


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Joseph Watson's household

Male

Joseph

Watson

Head
Female

Rachael

Watson

Wife
Female

Mary

Watson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watson

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Watson

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watson

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Rachael

Watson

Wife

Married

47

1834

England

Mary

Watson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Joseph

Watson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Margaret

Watson

Daughter

-

16

1865

England

Rachael

Watson

Daughter

-

13

1868

-

James

Watson

Son

-

12

1869

Kinrossshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

10

1871

Kinrossshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

England

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