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Household of Eli Wilson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Eli Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Wilson, born in 1843 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wilson, born in 1845 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Wheatley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1874 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli's Lodger, Thomas Wilson, born in 1841 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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Eli Wilson's household

Male

Eli

Wilson

Head
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Sam

Wilson

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) Eli
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Wilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Wheatley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Wilson

Son

Single

7

1874

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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