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Household of John Wilson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Wilson, born in 1836 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Ernest H (born 1863 in Durham, England), Sara E (born 1865 in Durham, England), Ronald (born 1869 in Durham, England) and Bryan (born 1872 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Anne (born 1864 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Wife
Male

Ernest H

Wilson

Son
Female

Sara E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ronald

Wilson

Son
Male

Bryan

Wilson

Son
Female

Anne

Gorden

Servant
Female

Isabella

Liddle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Durham, England

Ernest H

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Sara E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

Ronald

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Bryan

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Anne

Gorden

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Isabella

Liddle

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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