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Household of William Wilson (born 1833, Lancashire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1833 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, George Twist, born in 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Twist

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Twist

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Twist

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Widower

48

1833

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

George

Twist

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Twist

Daughter

Married

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Twist

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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