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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Edward Wilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1854 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1881 in Bootle, Cumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1820 in Down, Ireland) and Edward's Brother In Law, William Hy (born 1864 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Foy

Mother In Law
Male

William Hy

Wilson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Ann

Foy

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Down, Ireland

William Hy

Wilson

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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