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Household of George Wish (born 1846, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 Wish and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wish, born in 1846 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wish, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Son, Reginald H (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Wish's household

Male

George

Wish

Head
Female

Sarah

Wish

Wife
Male

Reginald H

Brown

Step Son
Male

Richard

Wish

Son
Male

George

Wish

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wish

Head

Married

35

1846

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Wish

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Reginald H

Brown

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Wish

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Wish

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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