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Household of Josiah Wilson (born 1832, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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.

Josiah Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wilson, born in 1832 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Selina Wilson, born in 1842 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1861 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and William (born 1868 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Daughter In Law, Lizzie (born 1867 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Josiah's Daughter In Law, Ada (born 1875 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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Josiah Wilson's household

Male

Josiah

Wilson

Head
Female

Selina

Wilson

Wife
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Ellice

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Ada

Ellice

Daughter In Law
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wilson

Head

Married

49

1832

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Selina

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Colne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Lizzie

Ellice

Daughter In Law

Single

14

1867

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ada

Ellice

Daughter In Law

Single

6

1875

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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