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Household of Catherine Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Catherine Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Wilson, born in 1842 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1869 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1872 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Sam W (born 1874 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly B (born 1876 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Visitor, Annie Shackleton, born in 1827 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Catherine Wilson's household

Female

Catherine

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Hannah M

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Sam W

Wilson

Son
Female

Lilly B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Shackleton

Visitor
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Wilson

Head

Widow

39

1842

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Sam W

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Lilly B

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shackleton

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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