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Household of John Wilson (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1847 in Elkesley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jim (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Albert (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, Alfred (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, John (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Step Daughter Son, Ada (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Albert

Dow

Step Son
Male

Alfred

Dow

Step Son
Male

John

Dow

Step Son
Female

Ada

Dow

Step Daughter Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Jim

Wilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sheffield, 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

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Elkesley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Dow

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dow

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Dow

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dow

Step Daughter Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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