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Household of George Wilson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilson, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Taunton, Somerset, England), James (born 1875 in Taunton, Somerset, England), George (born 1877 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Catharine (born 1878 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, David (born 1856 in Scotland) and George's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England).


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Female

Catharine

Wilson

Daughter
Male

David

Moffitt

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Jefferies

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Taunton, Somerset, England

James

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Taunton, Somerset, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Taunton, Somerset, England

Catharine

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Taunton, Somerset, England

David

Moffitt

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Eliza

Jefferies

Servant

Single

17

1864

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England

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