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Household of James Wilson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1831 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1837 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Felicia Chambers, born in 1862 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Felicia

Chambers

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Felicia

Chambers

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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