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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1843 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amos (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eliza E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother In Law, John Evans, born in 1840 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wilson

Son
Male

Amos

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Evans

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amos

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Evans

Brother In Law

Single

41

1840

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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