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Household of John Wilson (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1839 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wilson, born in 1855 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1836 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sophia

Wilson

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Oliver

Boarder
Male

Robert

Hollett

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Oliver

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Hollett

Boarder

Widower

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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