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Household of James Wilson (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1830 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1831 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Bertha (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Patience Bottomley, born in 1803 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Female

Patience

Bottomley

Mother In Law
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Ainsworth

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Ainsworth

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

51

1830

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Newton, Cheshire, England

Patience

Bottomley

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Middleton, Lancashire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Ainsworth

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ainsworth

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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