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Household of William Wilson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Wilson, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Amos (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), E (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Slane, born in 1842 in Ireland.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Martha

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Amos

Wilson

Son
Female

E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Slane

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Amos

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Slane

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Ireland

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