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Household of John Wilson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1835 in Halton West, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1845 in Halton West, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1864 in Halton West, Yorkshire, England), Priscilla (born 1878 in Halton West, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1879 in Halton West, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Halton West, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jones (born 1865 in Paythorne, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Job (born 1865 in Long Preston, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Jones

Jackson

Servant
Male

Job

Marsden

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halton West, Yorkshire, England

Jones

Jackson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Paythorne, Yorkshire, England

Job

Marsden

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Long Preston, Yorkshire, England

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