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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1821, Durham)

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.

Robert Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1821 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1826 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Kyo, Durham, England), Jane (born 1863 in Kyo, Durham, England), Frances (born 1866 in Kyo, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in Kyo, Durham, England) and James (born 1872 in Kyo, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Catherine A (born 1876 in Kyo, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Kyo, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, William Crofton, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Crofton

Son In Law
Female

Catherine A

Crofton

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Crofton

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

60

1821

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Durham, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kyo, Durham, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kyo, Durham, England

Frances

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kyo, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Kyo, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Kyo, Durham, England

William

Crofton

Son In Law

Widower

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine A

Crofton

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kyo, Durham, England

Robert

Crofton

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Kyo, Durham, England

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