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Household of John Wilson (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1816 in Beverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Wilson, born in 1825 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Mary Sarah (born 1834 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1813 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1820 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1855 in Howdon, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Frances Mary (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Susannah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Sarah

Rawe

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Dickenson

Sister In Law
Female

Harriet

Drewery

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Featherby

Servant
Female

Frances Mary

Lee

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Liddington

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Beverley, 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

65

1816

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Sarah

Rawe

Sister In Law

Married

47

1834

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dickenson

Sister In Law

Married

68

1813

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Drewery

Servant

Widow

61

1820

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Featherby

Servant

Single

26

1855

Howdon, Yorkshire, England

Frances Mary

Lee

Servant

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Liddington

Visitor

Widow

60

1821

Yorkshire, England

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