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Household of Joseph Watt (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Watt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watt, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Bridget Watt, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Edward Boyd, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Joseph Watt's household

Male

Joseph

Watt

Head
Female

Bridget

Watt

Wife
Female

Margaret

Watt

Daughter
Female

Jane

Watt

Daughter
Female

Maria

Watt

Daughter
Male

James

Watt

Son
Male

Edward

Boyd

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Watt

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watt

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Bridget

Watt

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Watt

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Boyd

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Joseph

Watt

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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