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Household of William Wilson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1817 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Male

Charles

Wilson

Son
Male

Henry

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Wilson

Head

Married

64

1817

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Charles

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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