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Household of George Wilson (born 1844, Lincolnshire)

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.

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 1844 in Eastoft, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilson, born in 1845 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1866 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1868 in Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England) and James (born 1880 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger Head, Walter King, born in 1851 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England.


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wilson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Walter

King

Lodger Head
Male

James

King

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wilson

Son

Single

15

1866

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Wilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England

Walter

King

Lodger Head

Widower

30

1851

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

James

King

Son

Single

1

1880

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

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