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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1814, Dorset)

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 1814 in Preston, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1844 in Preston, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1877 in Preston, Dorset, England), Thomas H (born 1879 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Lillian (born 1881 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Kate (born 1861 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Margaret (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Wilson

Son
Female

Lillian

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary

Galway

Servant
Female

Margaret

Ireland

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Preston, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

67

1814

Preston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Preston, Dorset, England

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Dorset, England

Thomas H

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Dorset, England

Lillian

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Dorset, England

Kate

Smith

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Mary

Galway

Servant

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Margaret

Ireland

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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