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Household of Thomas Wilson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilson, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Bridget Wilson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), John W (born 1867 in Durham, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1839 in -) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1805 in -).


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Thomas Wilson's household

Male

Thomas

Wilson

Head
Female

Bridget

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John W

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Maser

Boarder
Male

William

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wigan, 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

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

John W

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, Durham, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

John

Mc Maser

Boarder

Single

42

1839

-

William

Simpson

Boarder

Single

76

1805

-

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