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Household of James Wilson (born 1825, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1825 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Wilson, born in 1824 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 6 children; James L (born 1856 in Surrey, England), Reginald W (born 1858 in Surrey, England), Elizabeth K (born 1860 in Surrey, England), Thomas C (born 1861 in Surrey, England), Ethel B C (born 1863 in Surrey, England) and Ernest E (born 1862 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Cornwall, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Suffolk, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Wife
Male

James L

Wilson

Son
Male

Reginald W

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth K

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas C

Wilson

Son
Female

Ethel B C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Larten

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

56

1825

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

James L

Wilson

Son

Single

25

1856

Surrey, England

Reginald W

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Surrey, England

Elizabeth K

Wilson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Surrey, England

Thomas C

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Surrey, England

Ethel B C

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

Ernest E

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Surrey, England

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Larten

Servant

Single

20

1861

Suffolk, England

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