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Household of James Wilson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily A Wilson, born in 1853 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Emily A (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John B (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Charles E (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Robert (born 1815 in -) and James's Father In Law, Henry (born 1823 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Emily A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Emily A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John B

Wilson

Son
Male

William Hy

Wilson

Son
Male

Charles E

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Father
Male

Henry

High

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily A

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Emily A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John B

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wilson

Father

Married

66

1815

-

Henry

High

Father In Law

Widower

58

1823

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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