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Household of William Wilson (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 Wilson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1831 in Bridge, Kent, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1828 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 6 children; George W (born 1853 in Dover, Kent, England), Thomas H (born 1862 in Dover, Kent, England), Elias J (born 1864 in Dover, Kent, England), Edward J (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England), Emma J (born 1870 in Dover, Kent, England) and Edwin C (born 1874 in Dover, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah E W, born 1877 in Dover, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Dover, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Henry J (born 1860 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Male

George W

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas H

Wilson

Son
Male

Elias J

Wilson

Son
Male

Edward J

Wilson

Son
Female

Emma J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Edwin C

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah E W

Amos

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Freeman

Boarder
Male

Henry J

Challis

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bridge, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Bridge, Kent, England

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dover, Kent, England

George W

Wilson

Son

Single

28

1853

Dover, Kent, England

Thomas H

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Dover, Kent, England

Elias J

Wilson

Son

Single

17

1864

Dover, Kent, England

Edward J

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

Emma J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dover, Kent, England

Edwin C

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Dover, Kent, England

Sarah E W

Amos

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dover, Kent, England

John

Freeman

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Dover, Kent, England

Henry J

Challis

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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