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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1827, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1827 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Ann Ellen (born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ben (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter Grand, Mary Jane (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Son Grand, Ben (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Ellen (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ann Ellen

Early

Daughter
Male

Ben

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Early

Daughter Grand
Male

Ben

Early

Son Grand
Female

Ellen

Broderrick

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

54

1827

Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Ann Ellen

Early

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ben

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Early

Daughter Grand

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ben

Early

Son Grand

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Broderrick

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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