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Household of Benjamin Wilson (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wilson, born in 1811 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wilson, born in 1823 in Temple Sowerby, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Priscilla (born 1857 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1860 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah M (born 1865 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Stepson, William Jackson, born in 1852 in Temple Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Wilson's household

Male

Benjamin

Wilson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Jackson

Stepson
Female

Priscilla

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah M

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wilson

Head

Married

70

1811

Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Wilson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Temple Sowerby, Westmorland, England

William

Jackson

Stepson

Single

29

1852

Temple Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Wilson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah M

Wilson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Wilson

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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