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Household of William A Wilson (born 1856, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

William A Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Wilson, born in 1856 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Gertrude A Wilson, born in 1853 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William D (born 1879 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), John W (born 1853 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Fanny L (born 1856 in St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England) and Alfred W (born 1860 in St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Emily (born 1859 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William A's Lodger, Mary (born 1810 in Essex, England), William A's Niece, Emily (born 1868 in Middlesex, England) and William A's Lodger Head, Frances C (born 1820 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William A Wilson's household

Male

William A

Wilson

Head
Female

Gertrude A

Wilson

Wife
Male

William D

Wilson

Son
Female

Emily

Biddle

Servant
Female

Mary

Ba?ham

Lodger
Female

Emily

Sheen

Niece
Female

Frances C

Bishop

Lodger Head
Male

John W

Bishop

Son
Female

Fanny L

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Bishop

Son
First name(s) William A
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Wilson

Head

Married

25

1856

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Gertrude A

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William D

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Emily

Biddle

Servant

Single

22

1859

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Ba?ham

Lodger

Single

71

1810

Essex, England

Emily

Sheen

Niece

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Frances C

Bishop

Lodger Head

Widow

61

1820

London, Middlesex, England

John W

Bishop

Son

Single

28

1853

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Fanny L

Bishop

Daughter

Single

25

1856

St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England

Alfred W

Bishop

Son

Single

21

1860

St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England

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