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Household of William Wilson (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1818 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilson, born in 1824 in Barlby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1851 in Barlby, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah N (born 1852 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England). They had 5 grandchildren; Frederick (born 1865 in Barlby, Yorkshire, England), George Wm (born 1873 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1874 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England), Mervyn (born 1877 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret A (born 1879 in Thorganby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Mary Hanley, born in 1862 in Drax, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Wilson

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Hanley

Niece
Male

James

Hanley

Son
Female

Hannah N

Hanley

Daughter
Male

George Wm

Hanley

Grand Son
Male

Thomas H

Hanley

Grand Son
Male

Mervyn

Hanley

Grand Son
Female

Margaret A

Hanley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

63

1818

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Barlby, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Barlby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hanley

Niece

Single

19

1862

Drax, Yorkshire, England

James

Hanley

Son

Married

30

1851

Barlby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah N

Hanley

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Hanley

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Hanley

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

Mervyn

Hanley

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Hanley

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thorganby, Yorkshire, England

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