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Household of Edward Wilson (born 1836, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilson, born in 1836 in Winster, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1836 in Parkgate, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ellinor (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Hemswell, Cheshire, England) and Jessie (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Mary Mitchell, born in 1828 in Leyland, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Wilson's household

Male

Edward

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ellinor

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Winster, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Winster, Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Parkgate, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellinor

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hemswell, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Wilson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mitchell

Lodger

Widow

53

1828

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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