Family:Joseph Chatt and Margaret Wilson (1)

In 1861 census, Joseph R Chatt, 33, b. in Allenheads, is a schoolmaster, living in 38 Hood St, Gateshead, with his wife Margaret, 31, b. in Gateshead. In the home are 4 children: Joseph W (9, b. in Ebchester, Durham), Mary A (7, b. in Gateshead), James W (5, b. in Wetheral, Cumberland), William T (3, b. in Hesket, Cumberland), Thomas R (1, b. in Gateshead). Also in the home is James Wilson, 20, b. in Gateshead, a merchants clerk, shown as "boarder" (possibly a brother to Margaret).

In 1871 census, Joseph R Chatt, 43, b. in Allendale, is an attorney's clerk general, living in 15 William Terrace / Alexandra Road, Gateshead, with his wife Margaret, 41, b. in Lamesly, Durham. In the home are 7 children: Joseph W. (19, clerk in majesty's probate court, b. in Lanchester, Durham), Mary A (17, b. in Gateshead), William T. (13, b. in Hesket-in-the-Forest, Cumberland), Thomas R (11, b. in Gateshead), Margaret M (8, b. in Newbrough), Edwin G (6, b. in Newbrough), Sarah E (4, b. in Gateshead). Also in the home is father-in-law Whitfield Wilson, widowed, 70, b. in Lamesly, Durham.

In 1881 census, Joseph Robson Chatt, widower, 53, b. in Allendale, is a solicitor clerk, living on 33 South St, Gateshead (with his nephew Joseph next door at No 31). In the home are 5 children: Thomas Robert (21, ship broker clerk, b. in Gateshead), Margaret Maria (18, b. in Newbrough, Hexham), Edwin George (16, b. in Newbrough, Hexham), Sarah Emily (14, b. in Gateshead), Laura Barbara Elizabeth (9, b. in Gateshead).

1. ↑ England. FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1983. (Free UK Genealogy).

   4Q 1849, reg dist Hexham, vol 25, p. 356. (retrieved from ancestry.com, 7/16/2016)