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Household of James Wilson (born 1821, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 1821 in Saughall Massie, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1825 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Greasby, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Greasby, Cheshire, England), William (born 1876 in Greasby, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Frankby, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Geoffery (born 1853 in Lancashire, England) and James's Son In Laws Wife, Jane (born 1856 in Caldy, Cheshire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Geoffery

Waring

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Waring

Son In Laws Wife
Male

William

Fulton

Son
Female

Annie

Waring

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Saughall Massie, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

60

1821

Saughall Massie, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Greasby, Cheshire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Greasby, Cheshire, England

Geoffery

Waring

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Jane

Waring

Son In Laws Wife

Married

25

1856

Caldy, Cheshire, England

William

Fulton

Son

Single

5

1876

Greasby, Cheshire, England

Annie

Waring

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Frankby, Cheshire, England

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