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Household of Robert Wilson (born 1857, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilson, born in 1857 in Usworth, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Esther Wilson, born in 1858 in Haswell, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1878 in Penshaw, Durham, England) and William G (born 1880 in Penshaw, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Matilda (born 1816 in Somerset, England) and Robert's -, William J (born 1855 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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Robert Wilson's household

Male

Robert

Wilson

Head
Female

Esther

Wilson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William G

Wilson

Son
Female

Matilda

Selway

Mother In Law
Male

William J

Selway

-
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Usworth, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Usworth, Durham, England

Esther

Wilson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Haswell, Durham, England

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Penshaw, Durham, England

William G

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Penshaw, Durham, England

Matilda

Selway

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Somerset, England

William J

Selway

-

Unmarried

26

1855

Haswell, Durham, England

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