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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1812, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

Joseph Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1812 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1824 in Merton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1860 in Devon, England), Frances (born 1867 in Devon, England) and Bertha (born 1868 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Great Torrington, Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, George (born 1841 in Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, Henry (born 1864 in Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, James (born 1856 in Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Devon, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wheeler

Servant
Male

George

Hocking

Servant
Male

Henry

Hocking

Servant
Male

James

Diamond

Servant
Male

Thomas

Parish

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

69

1812

Devon, England

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Merton, Devon, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Frances

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Bertha

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Jane

Wheeler

Servant

Single

24

1857

Great Torrington, Devon, England

George

Hocking

Servant

Single

40

1841

Devon, England

Henry

Hocking

Servant

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

James

Diamond

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

Thomas

Parish

Servant

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

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