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Household of James Wilson (born 1850, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1850 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Wilson, born in 1852 in Miles Platting, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Isabella (born 1859 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, Robert (born 1878 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and James's Niece, Louisa (born 1879 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Betsy

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Hornby

Sister In Law
Male

Robert

Hornby

Nephew
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Miles Platting, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Hornby

Sister In Law

Married

22

1859

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Robert

Hornby

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Wilson

Niece

Single

2

1879

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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