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Household of William Wilson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1839 in Cowling, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilson, born in 1845 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1868 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

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