Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Wilson (born 1809)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wilson, born in 1809 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sophia E (born 1847 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England) and David (born 1848 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; Alexander E (born 1864 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Margaret J (born 1877 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England), James A (born 1878 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England) and Baby (born 1881 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Daughter In Law, Annie Wilson, born in 1849 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Wilson's household

Male

Alexander

Wilson

Head
Female

Sophia E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter In Law
Male

Alexander E

Wilson

Grand Son
Female

Margaret J

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Male

James A

Wilson

Grand Son
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Male

Baby

Wilson

Grand Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wilson

Head

Widower

72

1809

Scotland

Sophia E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

David

Wilson

Son

Married

33

1848

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Alexander E

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Margaret J

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

James A

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Baby

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Wilson in Wharfedale in 1881, and follow the Wilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Wilson

We’ve found Alexander Wilson in 286 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Wilson's household and view the Wilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census