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Household of John Wilson (born 1847)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Wilson, born in 1847 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah A (born 1868 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England), Berthia (born 1875 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1878 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter Step, Jane Peace (Wilson), born in 1865 in Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Betty

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Peace (Wilson)

Daughter Step
Female

Sarah A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Berthia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Betty

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Peace (Wilson)

Daughter Step

Single

16

1865

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Berthia

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kirkhamgate, Yorkshire, England

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