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Household of Charles Wilson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Charles Wilson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wilson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 12 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1842 in Workington, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Jessie M (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1851 in Workington, Yorkshire, England), Hugh (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1858 in Ireland), Hannah (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Ireland) and Charles's Lodger Head, John (born 1847 in Ireland).


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Charles Wilson's household

Male

Charles

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Craigan

Lodger Head
Male

John

Craigan

Son
Male

Hugh

Craigan

Son
Male

James

Craigan

Son
Male

John

Burns

Lodger Head
Female

Kate

Burns

Wife
Female

Hannah

Burns

Daughter
Female

Kate

Burns

Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Workington, Cumberland, England

Jessie M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William J

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Craigan

Lodger Head

Widow

47

1834

Ireland

John

Craigan

Son

Widower

30

1851

Workington, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Craigan

Son

Single

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

James

Craigan

Son

Single

23

1858

Ireland

John

Burns

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Kate

Burns

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Burns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Kate

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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