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Household of James Wilson (born 1835, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 1835 in Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wilson, born in 1843 in Kent, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1869 in Hampshire, England), C (born 1871 in Hampshire, England), W (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and Freddy (born 1880 in Hampshire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

C

Wilson

Son
Male

W

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Freddy

Wilson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Dorset, England

Mary J

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kent, England

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hampshire, England

C

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Hampshire, England

W

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Freddy

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hampshire, England

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