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Household of Edward J Wilson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Edward J Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Wilson, born in 1831 in Driffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1833 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1857 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Caroline E (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Richard A (born 1870 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1871 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza Ann (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Son In Law, Valentine Kearns, born in 1857 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward J Wilson's household

Male

Edward J

Wilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Kearns

Daughter
Male

Valentine

Kearns

Son In Law
Female

Caroline E

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Richard A

Wilson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Wilson

Head

Married

50

1831

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Kearns

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Valentine

Kearns

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Caroline E

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Richard A

Wilson

Son

Single

11

1870

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

10

1871

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ann

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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