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Household of John Wilson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Harry D (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane D (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1809 in Wales) and John's Brother, Thomas (born 1848 in Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Harry D

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane D

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Jones

Father
Male

Thomas

Jones

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry D

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Maggie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane D

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Jones

Father

Widower

72

1809

Wales

Thomas

Jones

Brother

Single

33

1848

Lancashire, England

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