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Household of George Wilson (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

George Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1824 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Wilson, born in 1825 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1854 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1879 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1854 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and George's Mother In Law, Rebecca (born 1795 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Arnold

Son In Law
Female

Eliza

Arnold

Daughter
Male

George

Arnold

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Arnold

Grand Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Sefton

Mother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

57

1824

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Wilson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Arnold

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Arnold

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

George

Arnold

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Arnold

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Sefton

Mother In Law

Widow

86

1795

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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