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Household of James Wilson (born 1838, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1838 in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilson, born in 1841 in Hoo, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Alice E (born 1870 in Sydenham, Kent, England), William J (born 1872 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Edith F (born 1874 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Gertrude E (born 1878 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Grace (born 1881 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alice E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Female

Edith F

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hoo, Kent, England

Alice E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sydenham, Kent, England

William J

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sydenham, Kent, England

Edith F

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sydenham, Kent, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Gertrude E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Grace

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Forest Hill, Kent, England

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