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Household of James Wilson (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilson, born in 1819 in , consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1825 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1861 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1866 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1847 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Mary E (born 1870 in Hebburn, Durham, England), James's Lodger, Robert (born 1872 in Hebburn, Durham, England), James's Lodger, William J (born 1874 in Hebburn, Durham, England), James's Lodger, Margaret (born 1876 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and James's Lodger, Janet (born 1879 in Hebburn, Durham, England).


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James Wilson's household

Male

James

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dowling

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Dowling

Wife
Female

Mary E

Dowling

Lodger
Male

Robert

Dowling

Lodger
Male

William J

Dowling

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Dowling

Lodger
Female

Janet

Dowling

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilson

Head

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Hebburn, Durham, England

Thomas

Dowling

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Margaret

Dowling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary E

Dowling

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Hebburn, Durham, England

Robert

Dowling

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Hebburn, Durham, England

William J

Dowling

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Hebburn, Durham, England

Margaret

Dowling

Lodger

Single

5

1876

Hebburn, Durham, England

Janet

Dowling

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Hebburn, Durham, England

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