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Household of Ellen Wilson (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Ellen Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Wilson, born in 1822 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Annie E (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). She had 4 grandchildren; John W (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), S E (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lewis (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder Son In Law, John W Sanderson, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Ellen Wilson's household

Female

Ellen

Wilson

Head
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Son
Male

John W

Sanderson

Boarder Son In Law
Female

Annie E

Sanderson

Daughter
Male

John W

Sanderson

Grand Son
Female

S E

Sanderson

Grand Daughter
Female

Lilly

Sanderson

Grand Daughter
Male

Lewis

Sanderson

Grand Son
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Wilson

Head

Widow

59

1822

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilson

Son

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sanderson

Boarder Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Sanderson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sanderson

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

S E

Sanderson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Sanderson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Sanderson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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