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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1836 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1865 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), Abraham (born 1868 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Sarah H (born 1871 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Rebecca (born 1877 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Son, William G Hughes (Wilson), born in 1868 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John W

Wilson

Son
Male

Abraham

Wilson

Son
Male

William G

Hughes (Wilson)

Step Son
Female

Sarah H

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Knaresborough, 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

45

1836

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

John W

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

William G

Hughes (Wilson)

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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