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Household of William Wilson (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1847 in Walker, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wilson, born in 1847 in Walker, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Ann (born 1872 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Walker, Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth Watson (born 1881 in Walker, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, James Marshall, born in 1861 in Walker, Northumberland, England.


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Watson

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Marshall

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Walker, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Walker, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Walker, Northumberland, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Walker, Northumberland, England

Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walker, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walker, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Watson

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walker, Northumberland, England

James

Marshall

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Walker, Northumberland, England

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