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Household of Joseph Watts (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Watts, born in 1839 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watts, born in 1850 in Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Nichols (born 1856 in Ireland), Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Somerset, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Alfred (born 1864 in Somerset, England).


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Joseph Watts's household

Male

Joseph

Watts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter
Male

John

Watts

Son
Male

Nichols

Sandys

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Miller

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Watts

Head

Married

42

1839

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Watts

Wife

Married

31

1850

Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Watts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Watts

Son

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Nichols

Sandys

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Thomas

Miller

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Alfred

Miller

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

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