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Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilson, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Peter, born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Dter, Eliza J (born 1879 in Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Lodger, Alice (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilson

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Wilson

Dter
Male

Peter

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Sington

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wilson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza J

Wilson

Dter

Single

2

1879

Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England

Peter

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sington

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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