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Household of James Wilson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1875 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1877 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and James Thomas (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Martin (born 1827 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Ann E (born 1824 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Martin

Doude

Lodger
Female

Ann E

Doude

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Susan

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aspull, Lancashire, England

James Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martin

Doude

Lodger

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Ann E

Doude

Lodger

Married

57

1824

York, Yorkshire, England

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