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Household of George Wright Wilson (born 1824, Cheshire)

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 Wright Wilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wright Wilson, born in 1824 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. George Wright was the head of the household, married to Mary Helen Wilson, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Rosalind E B (born 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George Malam (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Francis William (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Orlando Herbert (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Mary (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George Wright's Servant, Ruth (born 1856 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England) and George Wright's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Handley, Derbyshire, England).


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George Wright Wilson's household

Male

George Wright

Wilson

Head
Female

Mary Helen

Wilson

Wife
Female

Rosalind E B

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wilson

Daughter
Male

George Malam

Wilson

Son
Male

Francis William

Wilson

Son
Male

Orlando Herbert

Wilson

Son
Female

Ethel Mary

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Meek

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Turner

Servant
First name(s) George Wright
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Wright

Wilson

Head

Married

57

1824

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary Helen

Wilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rosalind E B

Wilson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Malam

Wilson

Son

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis William

Wilson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Orlando Herbert

Wilson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Mary

Wilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Meek

Servant

Widow

25

1856

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Turner

Servant

Single

16

1865

Handley, Derbyshire, England

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