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Household of George Wilson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilson, born in 1839 in West Auckland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilson, born in 1837 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1865 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Hedley Hill, Durham, England) and Alma (born 1878 in Hedley Hill, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Thomas Moses, born in 1858 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.


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George Wilson's household

Male

George

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilson

Wife
Male

George

Wilson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Alma

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Moses

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilson

Head

Married

42

1839

West Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Wilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilson

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hedley Hill, Durham, England

Alma

Wilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hedley Hill, Durham, England

Thomas

Moses

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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