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Household of John W Wilson (born 1846, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 W Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Wilson, born in 1846 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Helen M Wilson, born in 1855 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Mabel (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Eric (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Visitor, Bertha V (born 1858 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England), John W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1849 in Torpoint, Cornwall, England), John W's Servant, Ellen (born 1853 in Cornwall, England) and John W's Servant, Amelia (born 1860 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England).


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John W Wilson's household

Male

John W

Wilson

Head
Female

Helen M

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mabel

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Eric

Wilson

Son
Female

Bertha V

Burton

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Olsen Or Owen

Servant
Female

Ellen

Osborne

Servant
Female

Amelia

Mudge

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Wilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Helen M

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Mabel

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eric

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bertha V

Burton

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Olsen Or Owen

Servant

Single

32

1849

Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Osborne

Servant

Single

28

1853

Cornwall, England

Amelia

Mudge

Servant

Single

21

1860

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

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