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Household of William Wilson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phillis Wilson, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1866 in Scotland), Euphemia (born 1870 in Scotland), Jonathan (born 1871 in Scotland), Maria (born 1873 in Scotland), Phillis (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alexander (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Helen (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Phillis

Wilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Wilson

Son
Female

Maria

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Phillis

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wilson

Son
Female

Helen

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Phillis

Wilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scotland

Euphemia

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Jonathan

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Maria

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Phillis

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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