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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Alexander Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1849 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John A (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Charles R (born 1872 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Thomas H (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Marion R (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Janet E (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Lily F (born 1881 in Essex, England).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Male

John A

Wilson

Son
Male

Charles R

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas H

Wilson

Son
Female

Marion R

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Janet E

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Lily F

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Woolwich, Kent, England

John A

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

Charles R

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Woolwich, Kent, England

Thomas H

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Marion R

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

Janet E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Lily F

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Essex, England

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