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Household of John Wilson (born 1850, Lancashire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1850 in Wavertree, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Wilson, born in 1851 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick W (born 1873 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Charlotte A (born 1875 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), May (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and John B (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, William (born 1823 in Little Neston, Cheshire, England), John's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1825 in Melverley, Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Canada).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Hannah M

Wilson

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Wilson

Son
Female

Charlotte A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

May

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John B

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Mellor

Father In Law
Female

Charlotte

Mellor

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Cang

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Frederick W

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Charlotte A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

May

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

John B

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

William

Mellor

Father In Law

Married

58

1823

Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Charlotte

Mellor

Mother In Law

Married

56

1825

Melverley, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Cang

Servant

Single

17

1864

Canada

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