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Household of James Wilson (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1841 in Kirkby Mills, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Adah Wilson, born in 1844 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1877 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, George Joiner, born in 1851 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Adah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Joiner

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkby Mills, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkby Mills, Yorkshire, England

Adah

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

George

Joiner

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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