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Household of William Wilson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1839 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1839 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1864 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Martha Ann (born 1872 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Miranda (born 1874 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Evelyn (born 1879 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Sarah Ann Howarth, born in 1857 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Howarth

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Miranda

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Howarth

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Howarth

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Miranda

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Evelyn

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Howarth

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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