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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1833, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Edward Wilson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1833 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1837 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Harry J (born 1860 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Walter J (born 1862 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Maud M (born 1867 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Ethel (born 1871 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Susan (born 1836 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland), Edward's Servant, Emma (born 1859 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Lewisham, Kent, England).


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

Harry J

Wilson

Son
Male

Walter J

Wilson

Son
Male

Frederick

Wilson

Son
Female

Maud M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Ethel

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Wilson

Servant
Female

Emma

Arnold

Servant
Female

Mary A

Ingham

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Southwark, Surrey, England

Harry J

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Lewisham, Kent, England

Walter J

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Lewisham, Kent, England

Frederick

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

Maud M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lewisham, Kent, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ethel

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lewisham, Kent, England

Susan

Wilson

Servant

Single

45

1836

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Emma

Arnold

Servant

Single

22

1859

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Mary A

Ingham

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lewisham, Kent, England

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