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Household of Benjamin Wilson (born 1839, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wilson, born in 1839 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Annis Wilson, born in 1839 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Sarah A (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Susan (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Annis (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Wilson's household

Male

Benjamin

Wilson

Head
Female

Annis

Wilson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Susan

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Wilson

Son
Female

Annis

Wilson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Wilfred

Wilson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Annis

Wilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Wilson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annis

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Wilson

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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