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Household of Samuel Wilson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Samuel Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilson, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1843 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, A (born 1847 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Samuel's Cousin, Patrick (born 1854 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England).


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Samuel Wilson's household

Male

Samuel

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Caton

Son
Male

Thomas

Caton

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

A

Curley

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Hefferman

Cousin
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cork, Cork, Ireland

John

Caton

Son

Single

21

1860

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Caton

Son

Single

11

1870

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

A

Curley

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Patrick

Hefferman

Cousin

Single

27

1854

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

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