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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Mary A Pickering, born in 1832 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Fanny

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Pickering

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Pickering

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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