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Household of John Wilson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1842 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1852 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1874 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Harpham, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Welton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son Daughter, Maggie (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in North Cave, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1863 in Hotham, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Joseph (born 1865 in Beswick, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Wilson

Son Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sutton

Servant
Male

Richard

Kirby

Servant
Male

George

Beckett

Servant
Male

Joseph

Drew ((Drewry))

Servant
Male

Robert

Morris

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Harpham, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Welton, Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Wilson

Son Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Sutton

Servant

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Kirby

Servant

Single

20

1861

North Cave, Yorkshire, England

George

Beckett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hotham, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Drew ((Drewry))

Servant

Single

16

1865

Beswick, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Morris

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

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