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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Thomas Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1841 in Leith, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther Wilson, born in 1845 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ann English, born in 1866 in Brancepeth, Durham, England.


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Esther

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

Alfred

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

English

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leith, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Leith, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England

Alfred

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England

Edward

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England

Ann

English

Servant

Single

15

1866

Brancepeth, Durham, England

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