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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1841, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1841 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Dorothy A Wilson, born in 1845 in Weatherhill, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John E (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Father In Law, John Coulson, born in 1810 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England.


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Dorothy A

Wilson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Wilson

Son
Male

John E

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Coulson

Father In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Dorothy A

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Weatherhill, Durham, England

Frederick

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

John E

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Coulson

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

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