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Household of Matthew Wilson (born 1825, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Matthew Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wilson, born in 1825 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Jane Ann (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Kyo, Durham, England), David (born 1876 in Kyo, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Stanley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Nephew, Edgar Piper, born in 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Matthew Wilson's household

Male

Matthew

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

Edgar

Piper

Nephew
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wilson

Head

Married

56

1825

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Kyo, Durham, England

David

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Kyo, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Stanley, Durham, England

Edgar

Piper

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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