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Household of James Wilson (born 1824, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1824 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Charles H (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ralph F (born 1858 in Germany), Alice E (born 1861 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Amy L (born 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England). He had 1 grandchild; Dorothy K, born 1876 in Hampton Wick, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Geraldine (born 1860 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), James's Visitor, Mabel (born 1863 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1836 in Somerset, England), James's Servant, Florence (born 1862 in Uckfield, Sussex, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Chichester, Sussex, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Male

Charles H

Wilson

Son
Male

Ralph F

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Amy L

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Dorothy K

Pullin

Grand Daughter
Female

Geraldine

de Witte

Visitor
Female

Mabel

de Witte

Visitor
Female

Mary

Hawkins

Servant
Female

Florence

Reed

Servant
Female

Mary

Hanmore

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Widower

57

1824

Woolwich, Kent, England

Charles H

Wilson

Son

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ralph F

Wilson

Son

Single

23

1858

Germany

Alice E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lewisham, Kent, England

Amy L

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

Dorothy K

Pullin

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hampton Wick, Surrey, England

Geraldine

de Witte

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Mabel

de Witte

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Hawkins

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Somerset, England

Florence

Reed

Servant

Single

19

1862

Uckfield, Sussex, England

Mary

Hanmore

Servant

Single

28

1853

Chichester, Sussex, England

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