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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilson, born in 1841 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1839 in Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1867 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1871 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Thomas Craven, born in 1820 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Craven

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cumberland, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Craven

Boarder

Single

61

1820

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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