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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy Wilson, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Rebekah (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Nancy

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rebekah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rebekah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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