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Household of John Wilson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1840 in Brightside, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wilson, born in 1837 in Luddington, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Luddington, Lincolnshire, England) and Minnie (born 1864 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ernest (born 1866 in Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1867 in Luddington, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

Ernest

Hawke

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Cutts

Servant
Female

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Luddington, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Luddington, Lincolnshire, England

Ernest

Hawke

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lincolnshire, England

Charlotte

Cutts

Servant

Single

14

1867

Luddington, Lincolnshire, England

Minnie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

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