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Household of William Wilson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Wilson, born in 1869 in Flixton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1869 in Flixton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and William's Brother, John (born 1842 in Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wright

Servant
Male

John

Wilson

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wright

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Brother

Single

39

1842

Lancashire, England

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