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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilson, born in 1843 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Wilson, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Israel (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Margery (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Stepson, Samuel (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Stepson, John (born 1867 in Lancashire, England).


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Eliza A

Wilson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Hodgkinson

Stepson
Male

John

Hodgkinson

Stepson
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Israel

Wilson

Son
Female

Margery

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Hodgkinson

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

John

Hodgkinson

Stepson

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Israel

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margery

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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