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Household of William Watson Wilson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Watson Wilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson Wilson, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William Watson was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith Mary (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William Ed (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Watson's Visitor, Mary Ingalls, born in 1817 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Watson Wilson's household

Male

William Watson

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Wakin (Wilson)

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wakin (Wilson)

Son
Male

William Ed

Wakin (Wilson)

Son
Female

Mary

Ingalls

Visitor
First name(s) William Watson
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Watson

Wilson

Head

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith Mary

Wakin (Wilson)

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wakin (Wilson)

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Ed

Wakin (Wilson)

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ingalls

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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