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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Ellen Daggers, born in 1829 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Daggers

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Daggers

Boarder

Widow

52

1829

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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