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Household of Joseph Watts (born 1854, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Watts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watts, born in 1854 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watts, born in 1849 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Lizzie F (born 1874 in Hampshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughr, Blanche (born 1878 in Dorset, England), Joseph's Daughr, Ruth (born 1881 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Watts's household

Male

Joseph

Watts

Head
Female

Margaret

Watts

Wife
Female

Lizzie F

Watts

Daughter
Male

Harry

Watts

Son
Female

Blanche

Watts

Daughr
Male

Frank

Watts

Son
Female

Ruth

Watts

Daughr
Female

Elizabeth

Blizzard

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watts

Head

Married

27

1854

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Margaret

Watts

Wife

Married

32

1849

Oxfordshire, England

Lizzie F

Watts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hampshire, England

Harry

Watts

Son

Single

5

1876

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Blanche

Watts

Daughr

Single

3

1878

Dorset, England

Frank

Watts

Son

Single

1

1880

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Watts

Daughr

Single

0

1881

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Blizzard

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

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