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Household of George Wilson (born 1812, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, 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.

George Wilson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1812 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1812 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Jeremiah (born 1841 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1845 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1851 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; William Martin Wilson (born 1862 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1868 in West Hardwick, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1851 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England), George's Servant, William (born 1854 in Awkley, Yorkshire, England) and George's Servant, Frederick (born 1868 in Ryhill, Yorkshire, England).


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

Jeremiah

Wilson

Son
Male

Samuel

Wilson

Son
Male

Samuel

Crossley

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Crossley

Daughter
Male

William Martin Wilson

Thornton

Grand Son
Female

Minnie

Dickinson

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Crossley

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Hutton

Servant
Male

Frederick

Gawthorpe

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

69

1812

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

69

1812

Yorkshire, England

Jeremiah

Wilson

Son

Married

40

1841

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wilson

Son

Widower

36

1845

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Crossley

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Crossley

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

William Martin Wilson

Thornton

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Dickinson

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Hardwick, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Crossley

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

William

Hutton

Servant

Single

27

1854

Awkley, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Gawthorpe

Servant

Single

13

1868

Ryhill, Yorkshire, England

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