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Household of James Wilson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1851 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Stewart Wilson, born in 1851 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1871 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John Burton (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William Robert (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Baron, born in 1817 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann Stewart

Wilson

Wife
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Male

John Burton

Wilson

Son
Male

William Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Albert

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Baron

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Chorley, 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

30

1851

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ann Stewart

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John Burton

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Baron

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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