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Household of Benjamin Thornton Wilson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

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

Benjamin Thornton Wilson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thornton Wilson, born in 1854 in Calverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin Thornton was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1852 in Idle, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alberta, born 1879 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Thornton Wilson's household

Male

Benjamin Thornton

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Alberta

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin Thornton
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin Thornton

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Alberta

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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