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Household of Richard Wilson (born 1831, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilson, born in 1831 in Prees, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Wilson, born in 1832 in Barnhill, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Phoebe (born 1857 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1859 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Longton, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred H (born 1871 in Longton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Henry (born 1855 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Richard's Visitor, Mary (born 1856 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England).


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Richard Wilson's household

Male

Richard

Wilson

Head
Female

Phoebe

Wilson

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

Wilson

Son
Male

Henry

Bellfield

Boarder
Female

Mary

Jones

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Prees, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Prees, Shropshire, England

Phoebe

Wilson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Barnhill, Cheshire, England

Phoebe

Wilson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred H

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Bellfield

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Jones

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

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