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Household of David Wilson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

David Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wilson, born in 1843 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Alice Wilson, born in 1848 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1868 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), David (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Aaron (born 1838 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and David's Boarder, Thomas (born 1846 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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David Wilson's household

Male

David

Wilson

Head
Female

Alice

Wilson

Wife
Female

Annie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Wilson

Son
Female

Ada

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Aaron

Higson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Higson

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hindley, Lancashire, England

David

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Higson

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Higson

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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