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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1852, Yorkshire)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1852 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth A Wilson, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfrid (born 1880 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, Jonathan (born 1809 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Dennis (born 1847 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1852 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).
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Joseph Wilson's household
Joseph
Wilson
Head
Ruth
A Wilson
Wife
Elizabeth
Wilson
Daughter
Alice
Wilson
Daughter
Wilfrid
Wilson
Son
Jonathan
Barrett
Father In Law
Dennis
Bottomly
Lodger
James
Stone
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Wilson | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth | A Wilson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
Wilfrid | Wilson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
Jonathan | Barrett | Father In Law | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
Dennis | Bottomly | Lodger | Married | 34 | 1847 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Stone | Lodger | Single | 29 | 1852 | Sowerby, Yorkshire, England |
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