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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1842 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Annie M (born 1870 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Rosalie (born 1874 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), James B (born 1876 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Elenor (born 1878 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Margaret E (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Edith Mary (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alice (born 1815 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Rachael (born 1864 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Annie M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Rosalie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James B

Wilson

Son
Female

Elenor

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Howlett

Servant
Female

Rachael

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Widower

39

1842

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Rosalie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

James B

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elenor

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Edith Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Howlett

Servant

Widow

66

1815

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rachael

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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