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Household of Joshua Watson (born 1828, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.
Joshua Watson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Watson, born in 1828 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Nancy Watson, born in 1833 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward H (born 1859 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), S B (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Joshua (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Boarder, Edward (born 1805 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Boarder, Thomas R (born 1855 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Boarder, M A (born 1854 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Boarder, S J (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Boarder, B A (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
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Joshua Watson's household
Joshua
Watson
Head
Nancy
Watson
Wife
Edward H
Watson
Son
S B
Watson
Daughter
Joshua
Watson
Son
Edward
Harwood
Boarder
Thomas R
Backhouse
Boarder
M A
Backhouse
Boarder
S J
Backhouse
Boarder
B A
Backhouse
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Watson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Watson | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Watson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Edward H | Watson | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
S B | Watson | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Joshua | Watson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Edward | Harwood | Boarder | Widower | 76 | 1805 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas R | Backhouse | Boarder | Married | 26 | 1855 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
M A | Backhouse | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
S J | Backhouse | Boarder | Single | 5 | 1876 | Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
B A | Backhouse | Boarder | Single | 2 | 1879 | Darwen, Lancashire, England |
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