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Household of James Wilson (born 1843, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romney Marsh, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1843 in St Mary's, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rosehannah Wilson, born in 1846 in Lydd, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Rose (born 1877 in Lydd, Kent, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Lydd, Kent, England), Jane (born 1878 in Lydd, Kent, England), Henry (born 1880 in Lydd, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Lydd, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Catherine (born 1808 in Lydd, Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Beckley, Sussex, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Rosehannah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Rose

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Kate

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wood

Aunt
Male

Thomas

Hook

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Mary's, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

St Mary's, Kent, England

Rosehannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lydd, Kent, England

Rose

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lydd, Kent, England

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lydd, Kent, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lydd, Kent, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Lydd, Kent, England

Kate

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lydd, Kent, England

Catherine

Wood

Aunt

Single

73

1808

Lydd, Kent, England

Thomas

Hook

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Beckley, Sussex, England

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