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Household of William Willson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 Willson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Willson, born in 1842 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Willson, born in 1848 in Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabirth Ann (born 1873 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Stephen (born 1876 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and May Agnes (born 1879 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary O'Neill, born in 1816 in Ireland.


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William Willson's household

Male

William

Willson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Willson

Wife
Male

James

Willson

Son
Female

Elizabirth Ann

Willson

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Willson

Son
Female

May Agnes

Willson

Daughter
Female

Mary

O'Neill

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Willson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Willson

Head

Married

39

1842

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Willson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England

James

Willson

Son

Single

10

1871

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabirth Ann

Willson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Willson

Son

Single

5

1876

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

May Agnes

Willson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

O'Neill

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Ireland

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