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Household of William Wilson (born 1848, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1848 in Wembury, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1849 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1874 in United States), Sidney (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edward (born 1878 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), John Twin (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Mary Twin (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse, Sophia Langley, born in 1848 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England.
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William Wilson's household
William
Wilson
Head
Mary
Wilson
Wife
William
Wilson
Son
Sidney
Wilson
Son
Edward
Wilson
Son
John Twin
Wilson
Son
Mary Twin
Wilson
Daughter
Sophia
Langley
Nurse
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Wembury, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wilson | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Wembury, Devon, England | |
Mary | Wilson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
William | Wilson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | United States | |
Sidney | Wilson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Edward | Wilson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
John Twin | Wilson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Mary Twin | Wilson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Sophia | Langley | Nurse | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Heckington, Lincolnshire, England |
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