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Household of James Corson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

James Corson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Corson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Corson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1874 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), James (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Margaret Livingston (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Lucy Isabella (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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James Corson's household

Male

James

Corson

Head
Female

Mary

Corson

Wife
Male

George

Corson

Son
Male

James

Corson

Son
Female

Margaret Livingston

Corson

Daughter
Female

Lucy Isabella

Corson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Corson

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Boulton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Corson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Corson

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Corson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Corson

Son

Single

7

1874

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

James

Corson

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret Livingston

Corson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lucy Isabella

Corson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Corson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Widower

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Boulton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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