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Household of John Wilson (born 1855, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1855 in Spittal, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilson, born in 1855 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Belmont, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, John (born 1850 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Sister In Law, Polly (born 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John's Nephew, John W (born 1879 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Brother In Law
Female

Polly

Taylor

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew
Male

John W

Taylor

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Spittal, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

26

1855

Spittal, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Belmont, Durham, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockton, Durham, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Taylor

Brother In Law

Married

31

1850

Durham, Durham, England

Polly

Taylor

Sister In Law

Married

30

1851

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

John W

Taylor

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

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