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Household of William Wilson (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1853 in Bolton Le Sands, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1852 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1874 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Thomas (born 1826 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, George (born 1821 in Flookburgh, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Benson

Father
Male

William

Benson

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Cowperthwaite

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton Le Sands, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton Le Sands, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Benson

Father

Widower

55

1826

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

William

Benson

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

George

Cowperthwaite

Visitor

Single

60

1821

Flookburgh, Lancashire, England

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