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Household of John Wilson (born 1834, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1834 in Gosforth, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wilson, born in 1830 in Pennington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1858 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), Andrew (born 1863 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in St Bees, Cumberland, England) and John H (born 1873 in St Bees, Cumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Davies, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John H

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Grand Son
Male

William

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

47

1834

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Bees, Cumberland, England

John H

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Davies

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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