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Household of William Wilson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1841 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1842 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Cumberland, England), Sarah E (born 1876 in Coniston, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Coniston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Jessie Stokes, born in 1815 in Oxfordshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Jessie

Stokes

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Stokes

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cumberland, England

Sarah E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Coniston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Coniston, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Stokes

Lodger Head

Married

66

1815

Oxfordshire, England

Ann

Stokes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Shropshire, England

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