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Household of Joseph Wilson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 1835 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1846 in Houghton, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1866 in Houghton, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Houghton, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Houghton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Ann Fletcher, born in 1817 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Wilson's household

Male

Joseph

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Fletcher

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Houghton, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Houghton, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Houghton, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Houghton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Houghton, Durham, England

Ann

Fletcher

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

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