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Household of James Wilson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mahala Wilson, born in 1841 in All Saints, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1871 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England), Alice J (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William J (born 1877 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Walter Kemp, born in 1860 in All Saints, Suffolk, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mahala

Wilson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William J

Wilson

Son
Male

Walter

Kemp

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mahala

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

All Saints, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Alice J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

William J

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Walter

Kemp

Boarder

Single

21

1860

All Saints, Suffolk, England

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