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Household of William Wilson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Hawthorn Wilson, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Scotland), Mary Martin (born 1871 in Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Scotland) and Louisa (born 1877 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Mary Martin, born in 1841 in Scotland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane Hawthorn

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Martin

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Martin

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Jane Hawthorn

Wilson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland

Mary Martin

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Louisa

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Scotland

Mary

Martin

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

Scotland

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