1841 census henry wilson

[pritchardgeo]

hello
in the search for an  have an ancestor henry wilson.

i have in the 1841 census hill street.woolwich.greenwich kent institution

ann wilson aged 50-54
elizabeth wilson born 1823 ballincollig barracks ireland 1823 to henry and ann aged 15-19
emma wilson aged 10.

would this institution be for widows and orphans ?
henry wilson was in the 2nd btn of royal artillery cannot find him yet and wonder if he died in service
 

[ShaunJ]

Why do you think it is an institution?

[pritchardgeo]

looking at the census that what it says
thanks

[ShaunJ]

I'm looking at the census page and I don't see any mention of an institution. It looks like a normal dwelling in Hill Street.

[pritchardgeo]

this is what i copied

Name:   E Wilson
Titles and Terms:   NULL
Event Type:   Census
Event Date:   1841
Event Place:   Woolwich, Kent, England
Residence Note:   Hill Street
Gender:   Female
Age:   15-19
Age (Original):   15
Occupation:   Null
Birth Year (Estimated):   1822-1826
Birthplace:   Ireland
Registration District:   Greenwich
Parish:   Woolwich
County:   Kent
Page Number:   5
Registration Number:   HO107
Piece/Folio:   493/5
Affiliate Record Type:   Institution

[ShaunJ]

That's an LDS transcription from the Familysearch website. I wouldn't place any reliance on a transcription. Always examine the original image. As I said, the census page says nothing about an institution. They are private dwellings.

Looking at other LDS transcriptions from that census book, I think they all say "institution" in the "affiliate record type" box.

[ShaunJ]

If you do a search for "affiliate record type: institution" on this site or on Google you'll see that this is quite a common problem with LDS transcriptions, and very misleading.

[Jebber]

They have probably assumed it is an institution because it comes under the subdistrict of the Dockyard. There is no mention of institution on other websites.

[pritchardgeo]

well thanks for that.

i was about to assume that henry wilson had died and they were in some sort of orphanage.
thanks again.brian