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Household of George A Wilson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

George A Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George A Wilson, born in 1837 in Ribchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. George A was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret J (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary C (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), George R (born 1868 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph F (born 1872 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George A's Grand Mother, Margaret (born 1811 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England), George A's Servant, Alice (born 1830 in Mellor, Lancashire, England) and George A's Visitor, Thomas (born 1843 in Mellor, Lancashire, England).


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George A Wilson's household

Male

George A

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George R

S Wilson

Son
Male

Joseph F

Wilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Duckworth

Grand Mother
Female

Alice

Brown

Servant
Male

Thomas

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) George A
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George A

Wilson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Wilson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary C

Wilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George R

S Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph F

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Duckworth

Grand Mother

Widow

70

1811

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brown

Servant

-

51

1830

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brown

Visitor

-

38

1843

Mellor, Lancashire, England

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