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Household of William Wilson (born 1838, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John Wesley (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edith Emily (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Lydia Annie (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George Freeman (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Tindle, born in 1814 in Ford, Northumberland, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

John Wesley

Wilson

Son
Female

Edith Emily

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lydia Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George Freeman

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Tindle

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Wilson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John Wesley

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith Emily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Lydia Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

George Freeman

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Tindle

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Ford, Northumberland, England

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