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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Edward Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1838 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Leah Wilson, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Job (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Daughr, Mary Ann (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Daughr, Martha (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Leah

Wilson

Wife
Male

Job

Wilson

Son
Male

Tom

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughr
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Martha

Wilson

Daughr
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Leah

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Job

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wilson

Daughr

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Wilson

Daughr

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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