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Household of William Wilson (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Wilson, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Cathrine (born 1868 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1870 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), William John (born 1872 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Charles Henry (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Francis Ellen (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Percival Hughes (born 1877 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Alice Maud (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1821 in Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Cathrine

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

William John

Wilson

Son
Male

Charles Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Francis Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Percival Hughes

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sleaman

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Barber

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Cathrine

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

William John

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Charles Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Francis Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Percival Hughes

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Alice Maud

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Sleaman

Visitor

Single

74

1807

Truro, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Barber

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales

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