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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1829 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wilson, born in 1828 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Jane Ann (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Urma (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John Car (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Harry Prace (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Billinge, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Urma

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John Car

Wilson

Son
Male

Harry Prace

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Green

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

52

1829

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Wilson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Urma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John Car

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harry Prace

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Brown

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Green

Servant

Single

12

1869

Billinge, Lancashire, England

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