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Household of William Wilson (born 1843, Westmorland)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1843 in Orton, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1845 in Dalton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William S (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Jane D (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Thomas A (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Margaret (born 1860 in Orton, Westmorland, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

William S

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane D

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Niece
Male

John

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Orton, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Orton, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dalton, Lancashire, England

William S

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Jane D

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas A

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Niece

Single

21

1860

Orton, Westmorland, England

John

Jones

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Denbighshire, Wales

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