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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1841 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1842 in Dawley, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Ann E (born 1871 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Edith E (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Mary I (born 1877 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Ann Ellen (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1822 in Rowley, Shropshire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Jane E (born 1862 in Lightmoor, Shropshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Female

Ann E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Edith E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary I

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sharples

Mother In Law
Female

Jane E

Pritchard

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Ann E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Edith E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary I

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ann Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Sharples

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Rowley, Shropshire, England

Jane E

Pritchard

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Lightmoor, Shropshire, England

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