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Household of John Wilson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wilson, born in 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ralph (born 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Walter (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Almond

Lodger
Male

Walter

Almond

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Wilson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Almond

Lodger

Widower

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Walter

Almond

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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