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Household of George Wilson (born 1854, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Wilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1854 in Aldington, Kent, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Edith Wilson, born in 1860 in Peckham, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1881 in Acol, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1853 in Mersham, Kent, England), George's Boarder, Henry (born 1849 in Lindfield, Sussex, England), George's Boarder Wife, Alice (born 1853 in Hove, Sussex, England), George's Boarder Son, Henry (born 1879 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and George's Boarder, Louisa (born 1881 in Acol, Kent, England).


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Edith

Wilson

Wife
Male

Walter

Wilson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Gower

Boarder
Male

Henry

Nye

Boarder
Female

Alice

Nye

Boarder Wife
Male

Henry

Nye

Boarder Son
Female

Louisa

Nye

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Aldington, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

27

1854

Aldington, Kent, England

Edith

Wilson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Peckham, Suffolk, England

Walter

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Acol, Kent, England

Benjamin

Gower

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Mersham, Kent, England

Henry

Nye

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Lindfield, Sussex, England

Alice

Nye

Boarder Wife

Married

28

1853

Hove, Sussex, England

Henry

Nye

Boarder Son

Single

2

1879

Hastings, Sussex, England

Louisa

Nye

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Acol, Kent, England

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