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Household of William Wilson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 1844 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilson, born in 1851 in Higham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1871 in Higham, Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1874 in Barugh, Yorkshire, England), Joseph Jas (born 1876 in Barugh, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England) and Louis (born 1881 in Higham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Betsy A Bingley, born in 1865 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph Jas

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Louis

Wilson

Son
Female

Betsy A

Bingley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Silkstone, 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

37

1844

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Higham, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Higham, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barugh, Yorkshire, England

Joseph Jas

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Barugh, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Louis

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Higham, Yorkshire, England

Betsy A

Bingley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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