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Household of John Wilson (born 1841, Northumberland)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilson, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1851 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frances (born 1876 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Laura (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Kilburn, born in 1861 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.


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John Wilson's household

Male

John

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Frances

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Laura

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kilburn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Winlaton, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Laura

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Thomas

Kilburn

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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