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Household of John Wilson (born 1827, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1827 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1829 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1859 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Ernest (born 1861 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Mary (born 1866 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Fanny (born 1856 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1858 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Roade, Northamptonshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest

Wilson

Son
Male

Herbert

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Green

Visitor
Female

Fanny

Grindly

Servant
Female

Ellen

Eddy

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

54

1827

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ernest

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Lewisham, Kent, England

Herbert

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lee, Kent, England

Mary

Green

Visitor

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Grindly

Servant

Single

25

1856

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Eddy

Servant

Single

23

1858

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Kemp

Servant

Single

22

1859

Roade, Northamptonshire, England

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