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Household of John Alsop Wilson (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

John Alsop Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alsop Wilson, born in 1849 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John Alsop was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wilson, born in 1853 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Frances (born 1879 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and John A (born 1880 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Alsop's Brother In Law, William M (born 1851 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), John Alsop's Father, William (born 1821 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), John Alsop's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and John Alsop's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1864 in Burnopfield, Durham, England).


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John Alsop Wilson's household

Male

John Alsop

Wilson

Head
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Frances

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John A

Wilson

Son
Male

William M

Wanless

Brother In Law
Male

William

Wilson

Father
Female

Catherine

Elliott

Servant
Male

Robert

Wanless

Brother In Law
First name(s) John Alsop
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Alsop

Wilson

Head

Married

32

1849

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Sophia

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Durham, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Frances

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John A

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William M

Wanless

Brother In Law

Married

30

1851

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

William

Wilson

Father

Widower

60

1821

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Catherine

Elliott

Servant

Single

18

1863

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Robert

Wanless

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Burnopfield, Durham, England

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