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Household of James Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1848 in Pickhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James M (born 1867 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1869 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Jane (born 1876 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Kate (born 1878 in Newbottle, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Newbottle, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1805 in Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, England).
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James Wilson's household
James
Wilson
Head
Mary
Wilson
Wife
James M
Wilson
Son
Margaret E
Wilson
Daughter
Jane
Wilson
Daughter
Kate
Wilson
Daughter
Charles
Wilson
Son
Elizabeth
Wilson
Mother
Thomas
Young
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | 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 | 39 | 1842 | Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Wilson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Pickhill, Yorkshire, England | |
James M | Wilson | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Margaret E | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Newbottle, Durham, England | |
Jane | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Newbottle, Durham, England | |
Kate | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Newbottle, Durham, England | |
Charles | Wilson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Newbottle, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Mother | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Young | Lodger | Married | 23 | 1858 | Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, England |
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